Monitoring Earthquakes

Question 1

The pen on a seismograph swings freely.

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F

Question 2

A device that uses wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement of the ground is called a

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creep meter.

Question 3

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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seismographs

Question 4

With the range of data available, geologists cannot predict exactly where and when earthquakes will occur.

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T

Question 5

Scientists use tiltmeters to locate hidden faults.

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F

Question 6

What does a seismograph record?

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the ground movements caused by seismic waves

Question 7

An earthquake always occurs where there is a build up of friction along a fault.

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F

Question 8

Geologists use a creep meter to measure the horizontal movement along a fault.

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T

Question 9

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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paper

Question 10

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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fault

Monitoring Earthquakes Answers