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1
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T or f focus earthquakes = most servers damage

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True

2
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T or F epicenter of quake on earths surface

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True

3
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To or F earthquakes can open and shut land and other things

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False they can only cause fischers (cracks)

4
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T or F earthquakes over 8.0 happens very 3 weeks

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Fakes it’s once or twice a year

5
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T or f surface waves cause most damage

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True

6
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T or f tectonic plate in Indian Ocean question

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False it’s e pacific rim

7
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To or f earths crust only moves during earthquakes

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False it’s always moving

8
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What’s two fault blocks moving last each other vertically

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Dip slip

9
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What’s the slow movement of rock

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Fault creep

10
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Mathematical scale

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Richter scale

11
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Point earthquake begins ?

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Focus

12
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Risky hanging wall loves up?

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Reverse

13
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Earths surface above focus

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Epicenter

14
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Fault hanging wall moves down?

A

Normal fault

15
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Two blocks move paste avh other horizontally

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Strike slip

16
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If you’re outside when an earthquake hits what should you do

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Go to open field where nothing can fall onto you

17
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How are tsunamis formed and what do they effect

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It’s after an earthquake happens underwater and forms a giant tidal wave that damages the shore

18
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Why is crawling under a table and doorway safe during an earthquake

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It’s more sturdy and won’t break as easily me can protect you more

19
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Why do fires follow earhquakes

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Powerlines fall and gas lines break

20
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Why do aftershocks occur

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Earth is still adjusting and settling causing a mini earthquake

21
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How does Richter scale measure quakes and what do the ratings mean

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Measures seismic activity and each level is 10 times greater than the level below it , 1 is least and 10 is most

22
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Earthquakes can go on for ????

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Weeks

23
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Buildings in quake zone should be built???

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So they can sway with waves

24
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How much more times is 7 than 4 on Richter scale

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1,000

25
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?????? MC question

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Epicenter

26
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Most servers quakes happen in _______ boundaries

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Convergent

27
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ESSAY would you live in earthquake zone

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No I wouldn’t because that would mean risking the dangers and loosing my home or maybe my life depending on how servers earthquakes are. And plus I love Pennsylvania

28
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T or f Richter scale is based off eyewitness

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False that’s the mercalli scale