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Earthquakes Test

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5 Matching Questions

  1. Triangulation
  2. Indonesia tsunami warning signs
  3. When was Northridge CA Earthquake?
  4. When was Infamous San Francisco Earthquake?
  5. Seismograph
  1. a using three seismographs to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
  2. b recent earthquake, all water is pulled out to sea, "water leaves the beach"
  3. c 1994
  4. d the device used to measure the seismic waves of an earthquake
  5. e 1906

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. when one plate grinds past another - ex. San Andreas
  2. shear wave - 3kps - will NOT pass through liquids
  3. Rayleigh wave - like ripples on a lake
  4. the amount of energy released by an earthquake
  5. monitors the "Pacific Ring of Fire" for tsunamis

5 True/False Questions

  1. TsunamiSeismic Sea Wave

          

  2. LisbonThe greatest danger after an earthquake

          

  3. 2004The greatest danger after an earthquake

          

  4. Hai Chung1976 - No warning - around 500,000 killed

          

  5. Focusa break in the lithosphere along which movement has taken place