5. The___ is the instrument that measures an earthquake's movement.
a. seismograph b. Richter scale c. intensity scale
d. Mercalli scale
6. Typically, the closer to an earthquake's epicenter, the more shaking is felt.
a. True
b. False
7. How an earthquake is felt by others and the amount of damage an earthquake creates is determined by
its:
a magnitude b. intensity c. duration of shaking d. time of day
8. A zone where earthquakes occur but are generally less frequent and less severe is the:
a circum-Pacific belt b. Ring of Fire c. trans-Eurasian belt d. mid-ocean ridge belt
9. An earthquake can only occur where plate boundaries exist.
a. True
b. False
10. When one fault block moves up relative to a block on the opposite side, the exposed fault plane is
called a(n):
a fault scarp
b. fault
c. fault trace
d. uplifted block
11. A is the leading edge along a fault of the lower fault block.
a. fault scarp
b. fault
c. fault trace
d. uplifted block
12. It is recommended that if you feel an earthquake and are near the coastline, you should make it to high
ground without waiting for an official tsunami warning because:
a. a tsunami is guaranteed to follow
b. if you are near the epicenter, there is not enough time to receive an official warning
c. tsunami warnings are never issued after an earthquake
d. None of the above. It is never recommended people make it to high ground after an earthquake if they
are near the coast​