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  • Which wave comes first?
    Love waves
    P waves
    S waves
  • New York experiences a lot of earthquakes.
    False
    True
  • What scale measures an earthquakes intesity?
    the Mohs scale
    the doctor's scale
    the Richter scale
  • Which type of waves come second?
    P Waves
    Love Waves
    S Waves
  • What is an epicenter?
    the location the earthquake is felt
    the location where the earthquake started from
    the location where the earthquake stopped
  • What type of plate boundary is this?
    divergent
    transform
    converent
  • Where can earthquakes occur?
    in space
    in the magma
    at fault lines
  • What can happen after an earthquake?
    shipwrecks
    low tides
    fires
  • What is a seismograph
    a machine that detects aliens
    a machine that measures volcanoes
    a machine that measures earthquakes
  • What type of plate boundary is this?
    convergent
    transform/slide
    divergent
  • A volcano erupting can cause an earthquake?
    True
    False
  • What is an earthquake?
    the shaking of the earth due to tectonic plates
    a giant wave
    the aftershock of a volcano
  • What is an aftershock?
    waves that happen after the earthquake
    getting electrocuted
    a secret party
  • What do lines close together on a seismograph mean?
    the earthquake is strong
    the earthquake is weak
    the time the earthquake lasted
  • What type of boundary is this?
    convergent
    transform
    divergent
  • Earthquakes are damaging because...
    they move the crust up and down and side to side
    they always cause tsunamis
    they create new land
  • What causes earthquakes?
    the moon
    the Earth's rotation
    the movement of tectonic plates
  • An earthquake can happen at any type of plate boundary.
    False
    True
  • Which type of wave is most damaging?
    surface waves
    primary waves
    secondary waves
  • What is a tsunami?
    a Japanese cartoon
    a type of tectonic plate
    a giant wave caused by an earthquake
  • Where are earthquakes recorded?
    gas stations
    record stations
    recording stations
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