Are these statements about earthquakes true?

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• Roughly half a million people were killed or injured in the deadliest earthquake in recorded history.

  • False

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  • True

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• The passage of seismic waves through the Earth's rocky interior causes earthquakes.

  • False

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  • True

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• Above the surface of the Earth, seismic waves travel.

  • False

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  • True

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• It is estimated that the greatest earthquake of the twentieth century occurred around the magnitude 9.5 mark.

  • False

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  • True

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• The primary fault lines of the world are situated in the center of the enormous tectonic plates that comprise the Earth's crust.

  • False

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  • True

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• Every day, there are about 55 earthquakes.

  • False

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  • True

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• Damages totaled $25 billion in the United States' costliest earthquake.

  • False

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  • True

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• The scientific study of earthquakes is called geophysics.

  • False

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  • True

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