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The scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake is called the _______________ scale.
a) Mercalli
b) Richter
c) energy
d) fault

Most earthquakes occur near plate boundaries, when layers of rock that usually adhere to each other suddenly slip at a(n) __________________.
a) fault
b) Primary or P
c) Secondary or S
d) earthquake

A sudden movement of Earth's crust is a(n) ________________.
a) fault
b) energy
c) Mercalli
d) earthquake

The scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake is called the _________________ scale.
a) magnitude
b) earthquake
c) Richter
d) fault

A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake is a(n) _________________.
a) earthquake
b) tsunami
c) Richter
d) fault

A measure of the energy that an earthquake releases is its _________________.
a) magnitude
b) epicenter
c) fault
d) tsunami

The place along a fault where the slipping that causes an earthquake begins is the earthquake's __________________.
a) epicenter
b) tsunami
c) Richter
d) focus

A crack in Earth's crust is a(n) _______________.
a) earthquake
b) epicenter
c) fault
d) focus

A sudden movement of Earth's crust is a(n) __________________.
a) earthquake
b) fault
c) focus
d) epicenter

The point on the surface directly above an earthquake's focus is its ______________.
a) focus
b) epicenter
c) richter
d) magnitude

The scale that measures how severe an earthquake feels, and the amount of damage the quake does to objects, is called the ______________ scale.
a) Primary or P
b) Richter
c) Mercalli
d) Secondary or S

The movement of plates during an earthquake sends out waves of ________________ that shake the ground.
a) Primary or P
b) Secondary or S
c) fault
d) energy

When an earthquake occurs, ____________________ waves move back and forth very rapidly.
a) Primary or P
b) Secondary or S
c) energy
d) earthquake

An earthquake's ___________________ waves do the most damage because they move up and down and from side to side.
a) Primary or P
b) Secondary or S
c) Richter
d) energy

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