CSTC+2.4

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Vocabulary

 * Creep Meters**: a creep meters uses a wire stretched across the fault and measures horizontal movements of the ground


 * Laser-Ranging Devices**: a device that uses laser beams to detect movements from the fault


 * Tiltmeters**: measures tilting of the ground, like a carpenter's level


 * Satellite Monitors**: a radar that makes images of the fault

Outline

 * Devices that Monitor Faults**

-Creep Meters measures horizontal movements -Laser-Ranging Devices laser beams to detect movements -Tiltmeters measures tilting movements on the ground -Satellite Monitors takes images of the fault


 * Monitoring Risk in the United States**

-Can't predict earthquakes -highest risk of earthquakes at Pacific Coast of California