Earth Chapter 5 Section 4

To predict earthquakes, geologists measure stress and deformation in the crust along faults.

• True

• False

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Which instruments do geologists use to monitor movements along faults?

• creep meters

• laser-ranging devices

• tiltmeters

• satellite monitors

• seismographs

uses radar to make images of faults

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

detects changes in distance to a reflector

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

measures movement along a slip-strike fault

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

works like a carpenter's level

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

measures horizontal movement

• creep meter

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

• laser-ranging device

measures movement along a fault

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

measures vertical movement

• creep meter

• laser-ranging device

• tiltmeter

• satellite monitor

A device that bounces lasers beams off a reflector to detect fault movements is a/an _______.

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