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A measure of how likely an area is to experience an earthqiake is its
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
What kind of deformation leads to earthquakes?
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
One way to forcast earthquakes in a place is to observe their past
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
The waves of energy from earthquakes that travel through Earth are called
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
Most earthquakes occur along the edges of
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
The strength of an earthquake is determined by the
seismic waves
earthquake-hazard level
strength and frequency
elastic deformation
directly above the earthquake's focus
amount of ground motion
tectonic plates
Richter magnitude
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