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Vocabulary 27 - Words Related To Earthquakes
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Q.1
Tremors that occur following the main earthquake are called what?
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Aftershocks
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Shakes
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Vibrations
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Oscillations
Q.2
Earth's outer part that comprises the mantle and the crust is known as what?
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The hemisphere
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The stratosphere
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The ionosphere
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The lithosphere
Q.3
The largest earthquake in a series is termed the what?
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The aftershock
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The mainshock
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The bigshock
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The largeshock
Q.4
What is the name for the sudden movement of land often caused by earthquakes?
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A landfill
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A landfall
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A landslide
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A landmark
Q.5
A force that acts on rocks to change its volume or shape is called what?
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Centrifugal
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Centripetal
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Strain
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Stress
Q.6
The point from where the shock waves of an earthquake radiate is called what?
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The epicentre
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The geocentre
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The corecentre
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The maincentre
Q.7
The term used to refer to the forces acting on the Earth triggering the movements of the crust is called what?
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Seismic
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Tectonic
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Technic
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Traumatic
Q.8
The instrument used to measure and record the vibrations of earthquakes is called what?
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A phonograph
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A seismograph
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An electrograph
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A photograph
Q.9
A large sea wave produced by earthquakes occurring under the sea is known as what?
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A tsunami
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A hurricane
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A cyclone
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A tornado
Q.10
The energy released by an earthquake is measured on what scale?
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The Richter Scale
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The Farenheit Scale
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The Celsius Scale
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The Kelvin Scale
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