U3 L6: Reduce Earthquake Damage

U3 L5: Model Earthquake Movements

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Multiple Choice

Bricks and concrete blocks are the best material to use when building a safe structure for earthquakes.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What things can you place under a bridge to reduce damage from earthquakes?**

• layers of rubber and steel

• slime

• silicon

• motion dampeners

• gel

Multiple Choice

What do seismologists use to identify and map the epicenters of earthquakes?

• locations

• seismometers

• faults

• kilometers

Multiple Choice

Duck under a table near a wall or window during an earthquake.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The new technology works by first detecting _________ waves from a break at a fault.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• latitudinal