measure the earthquake's energy?
A. Force
B. Intensity
A. Eye
D. Rainbands
your choice before
> 1. You heard from the news that the earthquake has an energy of 7.6. Which scale is used to
C. Magnitude
D. Power
> 2. What part of a tropical cyclone is characterized by the strongest winds?
B. Eyewall
C. Outflow
3. How can our government lessen the effects of earthquakes?
A. Release of calamity fund
B. Educate people on disaster preparedness
C. Require developers to make buildings earthquake resistant
D. Disallow construction of buildings in earthquake prone areas
4. Which characteristics of an earthquake causes the most damage?
A. Deep epicenter
C. Intermediate focus
B. Deep focus
D. Shallow focus
5. Which of the following best describes an aftershock?
A. Giant ocean waves that originate at a fault zone.
B. Seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids.
C. A series of small tremors occurring after an earthquake.
D. Areas along a fault where slippage and fracturing first occur
5. Tropical disturbances are classified as tropical depression, tropical storm or typhoon. This
classification is based on the
A. amount of rainfall.
B. origin of formation.
C. strength of the accompanying winds.
D. amount of rainfall and strength of accompanying winds.
What is the magnitude of an earthquake?
A. The length of a quake
B. The duration of a quake
C. The destruction caused by a quake
D. The amount of energy that is released by a quake​