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1) What is the best thing to do if you are inside when an earthquake begins?
A
crouch under a table or desk
B
drive away in your car
C
run outside
D
store food and water
2) a weight located at the bottom of a building to help offset building movement
A
active tendon system
B
retrofitting
C
mass damper
D
base isolator
3) measurement of how likely an area is to have damagaing earthquakes
A
earthquake hazard
B
gap hypothesis
C
flexible pipe
D
seismic gap
4) process of making older structures more earthquake resistant
A
retrofitting
B
mass damper
5) area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past
A
seismic gap
B
earthquake hazard zone
6) When should you return to your home after an earthquake?
A
when the aftershocks begin
B
when someone in aurthority tells you to
C
when you get hungry
D
as soon as the shaking stops
7) something that helps keep water and gas lines from breaking in an earthquake
A
base isolator
B
flexible pipe
C
navigation system
8) hypothesis based on the idea that a major earthquake is morelikely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquakes have occurred for a certain period of time
A
gap hypothesis
B
earthquake hypothesis
9) a weight located at the bottom of a building to countreract building movement
A
mass cement
B
mass damper
C
retrofitting
10) something that acts as a shock absorber for a building during an earthquake
A
base isolator
B
Parkerson retrofitter
C
flexible pipe
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