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Study Guide Chapter 5 Earth Science
Earthquakes
1. Most earthquakes occur along the edges of ______
2. What kind of deformation leads to earthquakes?
3. Which types of faults that lead to an earthquake?
4. The waves of energy from earthquakes that travel through Earth are called:
5. The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth’s surface:
6. The strength of an earthquake is determined by the:
7. What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
8. The intensity of an earthquake is partially determined by the
9. A measure of how likely an area is to experience an earthquake is its
10. One way to forecast earthquakes in a place is to observe their past
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11. What kind of technology is used to construct earthquake-resistant buildings?
12. If you are in a car on the open road when an earthquake occurs, you should:
Terms and definitions
13. Waves also known as secondary or shear
14. The beginning point of an earthquake
15. The branch of science that studies earthquakes
16. The change in the shape of rock in response to stress
17. Always the first waves to arrive
18. The snapping back of deformed rock to its previous shape
19. A tracing of earthquake motion
20. A recorder of seismic waves
21. Shock absorber for seismic waves
22. Method used to find an earthquake’s epicenter
23. Area where few earthquakes have happened but probably will in the future
24. Theory that a major earthquake is likely along a fault where no earthquakes have occurred recently
25. Weaker earthquakes that follow stronger earthquakes
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