What are earthquakes?
Earthquakes

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1.
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The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains
A rotating column of air causing mass destruction
A gigantic wave
2.
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What causes earthquakes?
Millions of people jumping at once
The earth rotating
The movement of plate tectonics
Gravity
3.
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Scientists who study earthquakes are called
Seismologists
Geologists
Biologists
Astronomer
4.
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How are earthquakes recorded?
Seismographs
Human eyes
Data charts
Circle Graphs
5.
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What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?
Fujita scale
Richter scale
Damage scale
NASA scale
6.
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Can people cause earthquakes?
Yes
No
No one knows
7.
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Can earthquakes be predicted
Yes
No
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