Which of the following measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed

effects on people and structures?

Richter scale
Modified Mercalli scale
the Centigrade scale
the moment magnitude scale

Which of the following can be triggered by an earthquake?

tsunami
intense ground shaking
a landslide
all of these

Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake prediction?

scientists can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes
scientists can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all
earthquakes
scientists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur, but not where
scientists can characterize the seismic risk of an area, but cannot yet accurately
predict most earthquakes

Tremors that have occurred in Earth's crust are known as

A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanic eruptions
C. Bed eruptions
D. Volcano-Earth Quake

Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as

A. quake meter
B. quake graph
C. seismograph
D. typanicgraph

After earthquake has taken place, it is followed by

A. proshocks
B. preshock
C. aftershocks
D. minimaximal shocks

Magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is calculated using

A. Temblor scale
B. Richter scale
C. Tectonic scale
D. Seismic scale
E. the process in which the violent shaking of an earthquake turns soft soil into liquid
mud is called

tsunamis

landlides

aftershocks

liquefaction