Fill in the Blanks Earthquakes - Science 3.2Online version Choose the correct word to fill in the blank for each sentence. The answers will be found in your book from chapter 3.2. Reach each sentence carefully to find the correct word from the word bank. by Jennifer Kubasch 1 focus magnitude tsunamis fault earthquake 25 one seismologists boundary seismic control Richter ocean epicenter praise stronger tremor damage aftershocks According to chapter 3 . 2 , an can be any trembling or shaking of the earth's crust . It usually only lasts less than minute . Scientists who study earthquakes are called , and they determine an earthquake's ( another name for the strength of an earthquake ) by using the scale . The larger the number on the scale , the the earthquake is and the more damage it can do . If an earthquake is not very strong , it is called a . Sometimes , smaller earthquakes and tremors occur for days or even months after the earthquake . These smaller shakes are called . An earthquake begins underground at a point called the . The focus is usually less than miles below the surface of the earth . The point on the ground directly above the location of the focus is called the . Seismologists have discovered that most earthquakes happen where there is a . A fault is the between 2 moving rocks . The regions where the faults are most commonly located are called the belts . Earthquakes can cause an enormous amount of damage at the epicenter and for miles and miles around it . Sometimes , earthquakes that occur under the floor can cause very large waves called . Tsunamis that hit the coast of any country can cause property and death . just like an earthquake . Although earthquakes and tsunamis can be very dangerous , they remind us that God is in of the universe . He is more powerful than any earthquake or tsunami . We should the God of the universe who holds us in His hand !
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