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Different types of seismic waves are generated by earthquakes.what is the name of the wave that pushes and pulls similar to the motion of a slinky? |
secondary wave
fourth wave
tertiary wave
primary wave
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2 |
What is the depth of a shallow-focus earthuake? |
between 60 and 100 kilometers
all of these
between 100 and 300 kilometers
less than 60 kilometers
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3 |
Which disaster does the mercalli scale measure? |
floods
earthquakes
volcanoes
tormadoes
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4 |
In what year did the massive tangshan (china) earthquake occur? |
1969
1972
1976
1980
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5 |
Which caribbean capital city founded in 1692,was destroyed bya an earthquake in 1907 and by a hurricane in 1988? |
havana
santo domingo
san juan
kingston
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6 |
The 20th century's deadliest earthquake occurred in which country? |
japan
china
amrenia
italy
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7 |
The earthquake waves which have transverse movements are known as |
primary waves
secondary waves
surface waves
none of the above
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8 |
Earthquake waves are recorded in: |
barograph
hydrograph
seismograph
pantagraph
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9 |
Large earthquakes are usually followed by smaller earthquakes.what are those amaller earthquakes called? |
aftershocks
there's no name for them
mini quakes
baby earthquakes
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10 |
In december 2004 there was a great undersea earthquake.in which ocean did this earthquake happen? |
pacific ocean
indian ocean
atlantiv ocean
arctic ocean
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