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Earthquake
Evaluation
Question | Answer |
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It is the vibration occurs when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another | EARTHQUAKE |
A break or fracture in the rocks of Earth's crust | FAULT |
It is the largest Earthquake | MAINSHOCK |
It is a dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward. | NORMAL FAULT |
It refers on the strength of an Eathquake | MAGNITUDE |
It measures the mangnitude of an earthquake | RITCHER SCALE |
It is the point on the earth's surface that is above the focus where an earthquake originates. | EPICENTER |
It is the most active fault line in the Philippines. | MARIKINA WEST VALLEY FAULT |
These are long oceanic wavelengths generated by an earthquake | TSUNAMI |
When there's a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust, it creates ___. | SEISMIC WAVE |