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Earthquakes and Tectonic Plates

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
    45 seconds
    1 pt
    The epicenter of an earthquake is
    The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
    The seismic station closest to the earthquake
    The place where the greatest damage occurs
    The point on the surface directly above the focus
  • 2. Multiple Choice
    30 seconds
    1 pt
    The Richter scale measures:
    the amount of radon gas released
    the damage caused
    the strength of an earthquake
    the weight of tectonic plates
  • 3. Multiple Choice
    30 seconds
    1 pt
    An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
    seismogram
    focus seismic map
    focus
    seismograph 
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