#308 U3 L2 Quake Vocab Quiz

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fault / aftershock / Richter scale / earthquake / epicenter /seismograph / focus / seismogram /

The location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released. This happens below the earth’s surface.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The scale used to categorize the intensity of earthquakes		focus
A record made by a seismograph ; the paper on which it is recorded		fault
The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake.		earthquake
The instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake.		epicenter
A fracture in bedrock, along which the opposite sides of the fracture move in opposite directions.		aftershock
Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually a result of the movement of rocks along a fault		seismograph
The location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released. This happens below the earth’s surface.		seismogram
An earthquake that follows the main shock of an earthquake.		Richtor scale