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Earthquake Measurement
Test Description: Chapter 5 , Section 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Insrument that records vibrations and determines location and strength of an earthquake.
A
Richter magnitude scale
B
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
C
seismogram
D
siesmograph
2) Tracing of earthquake motion.
A
siesmograph
B
Richter magnitude scale
C
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
D
siesmogram
3) Scale used to measure earthquake damage.
A
siesmogram
B
siesmograph
C
Richter magnitude scale
D
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
4) Point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
A
Epicenter
B
Focus
C
Tectonic Plate
D
Seismic wave
5) Point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point.
A
Epicenter
B
Tectonic Plate
C
Seismic wave
D
Focus
6) Scale used to measure earthquake strength.
A
siesmograph
B
Richter magnitude scale
C
siesmogram
D
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
7) The simpliest method used to find an earthquake's epicenter.
A
The ground motion method
B
The Mercalli Scale
C
The Richter method
D
S-P time method
8) Another word for an earthquake's strength.
A
magnitude
B
epicenter
C
intensity
D
focus
9) How much more ground motion occurs with a 6.0 earthquake than with a 4.0 earthquake?
A
100 times as much
B
10 times as much
C
2 times as much
D
20 times as much
10) When finding the epicenter of an earthquake, seismologists look at the data from this many seismograph stations.
A
1
B
3
C
4
D
2
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