Earthquakes Vocabulary

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The Mercalli Scale measures earthquakes according to their _______________

Primary waves are the _______________ waves to arrive.

Most _______________ begin in the lithosphere

Surface waves produce the most _______________ ground movements

Strength of ground motion in a given place

Records the ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth

The Moment Magnitude Scale is a rating system that estimates the total _______________ released by an earthquake.

The point on the the earth's surface directly above the focus