Look Out! Here Comes an Earthquake!

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1. Three English professors developed the first instruments to study earthquakes. How did these instruments study earthquake movement? principle of inertia weak anthropic principle change of velocity strong anthropic principle

2. What is the depth of a shallow-focus earthquake? between 60 and 100 kilometers less than 60 kilometers between 100 and 300 kilometers all of these

3. Different types of seismic waves are generated by earthquakes. What is the name of the wave that pushes and pulls similar to the motion of a slinky? Fourth Wave Secondary Wave Primary Wave Tertiary Wave

4. Why was the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran significant for historians? It was the country's first earthquake in 500 years. It was the deadliest earthquake on record. It uncovered royal tombs over 1000 years old. It destroyed a 2000 year old fort.

5. Who developed the scale for measuring the power of an earthquake? James Richter Charles Richter Richter Ewing Richter Gray

6. In the 1880's, the first seismic instruments were developed in which country? Japan China Mexico England

7. Name a well known fault that separates the Pacific plate from the North American plate. Calaveras Fault San Andreas Fault Great Glen Fault Pacific American Fault

8. What is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the place where an earthquake originates called? fault focus epicenter hypocenter

9. In the twentieth century, along the coast of which country in South America did the largest earthquake occur? Chile Peru Argentina Venezuela

10. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is the name of the largest of these earthquakes? tertiary shock foreshock mainshock aftershock