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  • What is the tool that records earthquake activity
    Seismograph
  • True or False: All earthquakes cause tsunamis
    False
  • Which waves travel on the surface of the Earth and are most destructive?
    Surface waves
  • Which waves move side-to-side?
    S-Waves
  • What is the data/piece of paper that records earthquake activity
    Seismogram
  • What is an epicenter?
    Point on Earth's surface, directly above focus
  • Which waves stretch and compress like an inch worm?
    P-Waves
  • What is a focus?
    Point within the earth where the earthquake took place
  • What is a fault?
    Crack in Earth's crust
  • Which waves reach earthquake detection tools first?
    P-waves
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