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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 !