EarthquakesReview

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$100 Shake it up An ___________ is the vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy.

$100 Shake it up What is an Earthquake

$200 Shake it up Where do most earthquakes occur?

$200 Shake it up Where plates meet

$300 Shake it up What is the name of the point within Earth where rupture first occurs to cause an earthquake?

$300 Shake it up What is the focus

$400 Shake it up How can we reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake?

$400 Shake it up What is to be prepared

DAILY DOUBLE

$500 Shake it up From there were only four states that did not have any earthquakes. Name them.

$500 Shake it up What are Florida, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

$100 Do the WAVE This wave travels the fastest

$100 Do the WAVE What is a P wave P wave

$200 Do the WAVE This wave has the greatest amplitude

$200 Do the WAVE What is a Surface Wave

$300 Do the WAVE This is the first wave in an earthquake

$300 Do the WAVE What is a P Wave

$400 Do the WAVE This wave causes the most damage

$400 Do the WAVE What is a Surface Wave

$500 Do the WAVE This is the only wave that can travel through liquids

$500 Do the WAVE What is a P wave

$100 Seismo…what? What is the name of a person who studies earthquakes?

$100 Seismo…what? What is a Seismologist

$200 Seismo…what? The instrument used to measure the waves

$200 Seismo…what? What is a Seismometer

$300 Seismo…what? The exact location of an earthquake is pinpointed by reading _______________ for 3 specific locations

$300 Seismo…what? What are Seismograms

$400 Seismo…what? The record of a wave is called a ______________

$400 Seismo…what? What is a seismogram

$500 Seismo…what? A glorified pendulum with the base anchored to bedrock. The base moves as the pendulum remains motionless.

$500 Seismo…what? What is a seismograph

$100 Whose FAULT is it? The movement of blocks along this fault is horizontal.

$100 Whose FAULT is it? What is a Transform Fault

$200 Whose FAULT is it? The block above the fault moves down relative to the block below the fault.

$200 Whose FAULT is it? What is a Normal fault

$300 Whose FAULT is it? The block above the fault moves up relative to the block below the fault.

$300 Whose FAULT is it? What is a Reverse Fault

$400 Whose FAULT is it? The fault motion of a _______________ fault is caused by shearing forces.

$400 Whose FAULT is it? What is a Transform Fault

$500 Whose FAULT is it? This Fault is commonly called an Extensional Fault

$500 Whose FAULT is it? What is a Normal Fault

$100 Measure This In what state has the largest earthquake been recorded?

$100 Measure This What is Alaska

$200 Measure This Is it possible that California will fall into the ocean?

$200 Measure This What is Impossible

$300 Measure This This scale is a measure of the energy released during the earthquake.

$300 Measure This What is a Richter Scale

$400 Measure This ___________ is a measurement of effects at a certain location in relation to an earthquake

$400 Measure This What is Intensity

DAILY DOUBLE

$500 Measure This Generally an earthquake with a magnitude of ______ or less is not felt.

$500 Measure This What is 3.5

EARTHQUAKES

The theory which describes the return of a bending solid to original shape after deforming force is removed

What is the Elastic Rebound Theory