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=2.4 Monitoring Faults=

**Vocabulary**

 * Creep Meters**- a device that measures movement of a strike-slip fault using a wire
 * Laser-Ranging Devices**- a device that measures movement on a fault using lasers
 * Tiltmeters-** a device that measures vertical movements in a fault using water
 * Satellite Monitors-** a device that detects any movement on earth's surface using satellites

Devices that monitor faults

 * Creep meters**


 * A wire stretched across a fault to detect the movement of a strike slip fault


 * Laser ranging devices**


 * uses a laser to measure the movement along a fault
 * can even detect tiny fault movements


 * Tiltmeters**


 * a level filled with water to detect any slanted movement


 * Satellite Monitors**


 * used to detect any movement on the Earth's surface

Monitering risks in the United states

 * geologist determine the risk of earthquakes by locating where past earthquakes have happened
 * the highest risk is along The Pacific coast