What device is used to detect and record earthquakes?
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Seismograph
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What magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is the threshold for a 'great' earthquake?
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In which ocean do most earthquakes occur?
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Pacific Ocean
What scale measures the intensity of earthquake shaking?
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Mercalli scale
What is the name of the research station on Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef?
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Heron Island Research Station
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White plague disease
What is the name of the reef system that stretches from the Yucatan Peninsula to Honduras?
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What protected marine area in the Florida Keys includes the only living coral barrier reef in the continental US?
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary