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Created Date 01.11.24
Last Updated 01.12.24
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Topics of this game:
  • A fault is ____.
  • When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its source, which is called the ____.
  • Earthquakes are usually associated with ____.
  • The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 occurred along what fault?
  • Which seismic waves travel most rapidly?
  • A seismogram shows that P waves travel ____.
  • What is the minimum number of seismic stations that is needed to determine the location of an earthquake’s epicenter?
  • A travel-time graph can be used to find the ____.
  • The distance between a seismic station and the earthquake epicenter is determined from the ____.
  • An earthquake’s magnitude is a measure of the ____.
  • What instrument records earthquake waves?
  • Which of the following affects the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations?
  • Tsunamis are ____.
  • In areas where unconsolidated sediments are saturated with water, earthquakes can turn stable soil into a fluid through a process called ____.
  • Why do earthquakes often cause damaging fires?