Earthquake Risks

The forces that move tectonic plates also move rock along the fault

• true

• false

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_____________ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes.

• seismogram

• Mississippi River flowing backwards.

• scientists equipment

• liquefaction

The larger the force applied to a fault, the smaller the chance of a large earthquake.

• True

• False

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When using the richter scale, each increase on the scale represents ten times the amount of ground motion recorded on a seismogram. How much more of a magnitude is a 7 earthquake than a magnitude 4 earthquake?

• 3000 times

• 30 times

• 1000 times

• none of the above

What are two things you can do to prepare for an earthquake?

• Emergency kit and determine a way of communicating with family members.

• Attach shelves to wall and put heavy stuff on bottom of shelves

• Get under doorways or outside away from buildings

• All of the above

What catastrophic event does this picture depict? 

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When force on rocks is great enough they break, producing vibrations called

• faults

• liquefaction

• earthquake

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes occur along

• fence rows

• faults

• tectonic plate boundaries

• faults and tectonic plate boundaries

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Mercalli Scale measures ____________________ in an earthquake.

• liquefaction

• earthquake tremors

• damage to structures and people

• all of the above

_____ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes.