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Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in Earth's
A.
Inner core
B.
Outer Core
C.
upper mantle
D.
lower crust
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Termors that have occured in Earth's crust are known as
A.
Volcanic eruptios
B.
volcanno earthquake
C.
Earthquake
D.
bed eruptions
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Instrument to measure Earthquake is
A.
Quakemeter
B.
seismogram
C.
seismograph
D.
Typanicgraph
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Tremendous damage along with the huge destruction of buildings can take at a scale of
A.
7
B.
5
C.
6
D.
10
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Another name of Earthquake
A.
Nektons
B.
Flickers
C.
Temblors
D.
Blusters
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After Earthquake has taken place, it is followed by
A.
Proschoks
B.
Preschoks
C.
Afterschoks
D.
Minimaxial shocks
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seismograph is dependant on extend of damage caused by
A.
Earthquake
B.
air barrier
C.
volcano
D.
Explosion
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Magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is caused by
A.
Temblor scale
B.
Richter scale
C.
Tectonic scale
D.
MMI scale
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At intensity level of 1
A.
poor buildings shake
B.
people dont feel earthquake
C.
buildings & bridges collapse
D.
people feel the tremor & windoe rattle
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Furniture may move and people may run outside houses at a scale of
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
2
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Richter scale measures facctor of
A.
2
B.
5
C.
10
D.
7
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Objects fall from shelves, plaster walls get cracked and people feel tremor at a level of
A.
6
B.
3
C.
5
D.
4
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other than boundaries of crustal plates, earthquakes may occur within areas with
A.
frequent civil activities
B.
frequent explosive activities
C.
frequent deforestation activities
D.
frequent volcanic activities
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on a Richter scale, a '6' means tremor is 10 times greater than a scale of
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
2
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Earthquake is not noticable to a scale of
A.
3
B.
2
C.
4
D.
5
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Greater magnitude, the
A.
lesser the amount of energy released
B.
greater the amount of energy released
C.
lesser the amount of energy absorbed
D.
greater the amount of enegry absorbed
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At intensity level of 6
A.
poor buildings shake
B.
people dont feel earthquake
C.
buildings & bridges collapse
D.
people feel the tremor & windoe rattle