§1.2 Earthquakes

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Earthquakes

§1.2

Earthquake

What is an epicentre?

1. Here you can find shelter from an earthquake
2. the place where the quake forms
3. the place where the quake is the strongest.
4. a busy city center

Epicentre

Friction

Why will the Netherlands not be at the epicenter of a strong earthquake?

create a 'the-the' sentence about rich countries and the number of deaths during earthquakes

create a 'the-the' sentence about poor countries and the economical damage of earthquakes

How do we measure hoe strong earthquakes are?

1. Beaufort scale
2. Richter scale
3. Mercator scale
4. Mercalli scale

Homework :)