Chapter 5 Earthquakes

Chapter 5 Earthquakes

Any change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust is called _____________________________________

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the ________________________

The land between two normal faults may be uplifted to form a ___________________________________

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n) _____________________________________

What happens when friction between the opposite sides of a fault is high?

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The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the

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The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an

accordion are called

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Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move _____________________________________

Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to people, homes, and

Buildings

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The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

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If the Coast Guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of

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The best way to protect yourself in an earthquake is to _________________________________________

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A device that uses wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement of the ground is called a

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What monitors a fault by bouncing radio waves off the ground? __________________________________

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The risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States because __________________

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Geologists cannot yet predict earthquakes because _____________________________________________

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