What is the name of the machine that measures the intensity of the earthquake?

Earthquakes

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6th - 9th Grade
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Baldemar Rodriguez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Richter Scale
Weight scale
Mercali Scale
All the above
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do earthquakes happen? Name 2 specific places?
On the ground
In the water
In the middle of the United States
Plate Boundaries/Fault lines
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is a numerical rating system that measures the energy, or magnitude of an earthquake.
San Andreas Fault Line
Richter Scale
Mercali Scale
Ring of Fire
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much stronger is an 8.0 from a 4.0 earthquake?
100x
10,000x
10x
1,000x
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which 2 plate boundaries make California a high risk for earthquakes?
Pacific Plate and Nazca Plate
South American Plate and North American Plate
Pacific plate and The North American Plate
Pacific Plate and San Andreas Fault Line
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should you do if an earthquake happens during science class?
Call someone to come pick you up.
Start screaming
Get under the table
Run outside
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What structure damage is when the bottom floor fails and the rest of the building falls on top?
Tsunami
Building Height
Predicting patterns
Pancaking
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