Earthquakes

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Which body wave is pictured? Options: P-Wave, S-Wave, Rayleigh Wave, Love Wave

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P-Wave

Front

Tool used to measure seismic waves during earthquakes

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Seismographs

Front

Name of the single digit number that means how powerful an earthquake is, measured on the Richter scale.

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Magnitude

Front

A p-wave is an example of

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Longitudinal

Front

What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

Front

P Waves can move through which of the following? Gas, Liquid, Solid, All of these

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All of these

Front

S Waves can move through which of the following? Gas, Liquid, Solid, All of these

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Solid

Front

How many times stronger is a 7 on the Richter scale than a 6?

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10 times

Front

Where do earthquakes most often occur? Options: in the middle of plates, near plate boundaries, where thunderstorms are, along the coast.

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near plate boundaries

Front

The location on the Earth's surface where an earthquake occurs is referred to as

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epicenter