Earthquakes

Question 1

✔ plate movementEarth’s rotationactivity at the epicenter

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✔ plate movement

Question 2

✔ at the focusat the epicenterin the crust

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✔ at the focus

Question 3

Mercalli scale✔ Richter scaleX moment magnitude scale

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✔ Richter scale

Question 4

✔ P wavesX S wavessurface waves

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✔ P waves

Question 5

✔ Mercalli scaleRichter scaleX moment magnitude scale

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✔ Mercalli scale

Question 6

Which statements concerning how geologists locate an earthquake’s epicenter are accurate? Check all that apply.Geologists use seismic waves to locate the center of an earthquake.The epicenter of an earthquake is located at the same place as the seismograph.Geologists use data from two data stations to determine the location of an earthquake.Geologists use data from three or more data stations to determine the location of the epicenter.A seismograph measures the difference between the arrivals of P waves and S waves.

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Geologists use seismic waves to locate the center of an earthquake.; Geologists use data from three or more data stations to determine the location of the epicenter.; A seismograph measures the difference between the arrivals of P waves and S waves.

Question 7

✔ Mercalli scaleRichter scaleX moment magnitude scale

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✔ Mercalli scale

Question 8

✔ P wavesS wavesX surface waves

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✔ P waves

Question 9

Mercalli scaleRichter scale✔ moment magnitude scale

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✔ moment magnitude scale

Question 10

X P wavesS waves✔ surface waves

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✔ surface waves

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