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An Earthquake always occurs where there is a build up of friction along a fault. |
False |
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Which of the following monitors both vertical and horizontal movements along a fault? |
GPS satellite system |
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Scientists use tiltmeters to locate hidden faults. |
False |
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A device that uses wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement of the ground is called a |
creep meter |
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Geologists use a creep meter to measure the horizontal movement along a fault. |
True |
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With the range of data available, geologists cannot predict exactly where and when earthquakes will occur. |
True |
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Laser-ranging devices can detect even tiny movements of the crust along a(n) ______. |
fault |
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What does a seismograph record? |
the ground movements caused by seismic waves |
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Geologists use a(n) _____ to measure the tilting of the ground along a fault. |
tiltmeter |
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The pen on a seismograph swings freely. |
False |
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