Question 1 Sandy materials (substrate) are susceptible to _____ during an earthq

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Question 1

Sandy materials (substrate) are susceptible to _____ during an earthquake.

Question 2

The greatest loss of life and property associated with earthquakes is due to _____.

Question 3

Which earthquake severity scale varies from locality to locality for a single earthquake?

Question 4

According to the Richter scale, a magnitude 7 earthquake results in 100 times greater amplitude (or shaking) than a magnitude _____ earthquake.

Question 5

Similar to volcanic eruptions, geologists can readily predict earthquakes.

Question 6

The theory that describes how rocks store and release stress is called _____.

Question 7

Using time in seconds, what is the best estimate for the S-P interval for this earthquake?

Question 8

Faulting and earthquakes are examples of ductile behavior.

Question 9

Tsunamis are most likely to be generated at _____.

Question 10

The seismic waves responsible for most damage are _____.

Explanation / Answer

1. The answer is b=collapse,
This is because earth quake causes severe shaking of ground and substrate materials are subjected to collapsing.

2.The answer is b=structural collapse
Structural collapse causes the most damage compared to that of other incidents.

3.The answer is b=mercalli
This scale varies because  the measurement depends upon the eyewitness accounts of the occured loss and the great destruction which is caused by the earthquake.

4. The answer is d=9
Rither scale is dependent on logarithm and a single whole number increase results in 10 times the magnitude. So for 2 times increrease it will be 100 times more.

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