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What is the point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake?
What is the point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake?
- Seismograph
- Epicenter (correct)
- Fault Model
- Mercalli Scale
Which scale characterizes the severity of ground shaking at a specific location during an earthquake?
Which scale characterizes the severity of ground shaking at a specific location during an earthquake?
- Richter Scale
- Fault Model
- Seismograph
- Mercalli Scale (correct)
What does a seismograph measure in relation to earthquakes?
What does a seismograph measure in relation to earthquakes?
- Energy waves of the Earth (correct)
- Epicenter
- Intensity
- Fault Model
What type of fault is gradually accumulating energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
What type of fault is gradually accumulating energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
At what earthquake magnitude level does slight damage to well-designed buildings occur?
At what earthquake magnitude level does slight damage to well-designed buildings occur?
Which earthquake scale measures the energy released during an earthquake?
Which earthquake scale measures the energy released during an earthquake?
What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter in relation to earthquakes?
What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter in relation to earthquakes?
What does the Richter scale measure in relation to earthquakes?
What does the Richter scale measure in relation to earthquakes?
What is the Mercalli scale used to measure in relation to earthquakes?
What is the Mercalli scale used to measure in relation to earthquakes?
What does the seismograph measure in relation to earthquakes?
What does the seismograph measure in relation to earthquakes?
What type of fault gradually accumulates energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
What type of fault gradually accumulates energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
How does the Richter scale classify an earthquake that causes slight damage to well-designed buildings?
How does the Richter scale classify an earthquake that causes slight damage to well-designed buildings?
What does the Mercalli scale measure in relation to earthquakes?
What does the Mercalli scale measure in relation to earthquakes?
At what earthquake magnitude level does slight damage to well-designed buildings occur?
At what earthquake magnitude level does slight damage to well-designed buildings occur?
What is the point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake?
What is the point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Which earthquake scale measures the energy released during an earthquake?
Which earthquake scale measures the energy released during an earthquake?
How does the Richter scale classify an earthquake that causes slight damage to well-designed buildings?
How does the Richter scale classify an earthquake that causes slight damage to well-designed buildings?
What type of fault gradually accumulates energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
What type of fault gradually accumulates energy as rocks bend until they suddenly snap, releasing the stored energy?
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