Earthquakes Quiz

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  1. Point in the earth where an earthquake rupture begins.
  2. An elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or explosion.
  3. Large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of the earth.
  4. Innermost part of the earth.
  5. Fault that is likely to have another earthquake in the future.
  6. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake.
  7. Outermost major layer of the earth.
  8. The zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
  9. A term used to describe a a sudden slip on a fault.
  10. Mathematical device used to compare the size of earthquakes.
  11. An instrument to record and detect earthquakes.
  12. Number of times something happens in a certain period of time like the ground shaking up and down.
  13. Follows the largest shock of an earthquake sequence.
  14. Point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.
  15. An instrument that records the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
  16. A fracture along which the blocks of crust on wither side have moved relative to one another.
  17. Sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes.
  18. Rock-deforming processes and resulting structures that occur over large sections of the lithosphere.
  19. A record written by a seismograph in response to ground motions such as explosion or earthquake.
  20. How fast a point on the ground is shaking as a result of an earthquake.

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