FlashcardsEarthquakes and Seismology Flashcards
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This 4-card flashcard set covers earthquake science for 8th grade, focusing on the Richter scale, plate tectonics as a cause of earthquakes, seismic measurement, and the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. Use it for earth science review or as supplementary practice for a chapter on earthquakes and seismic activity.
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- Richter scale
- Modern seismologists believe that faults and earthquakes are caused by this
- Scientists now have the technology to predict earthquakes and warn people
- The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale rates earthquakes on ____________, not magnitude
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