Multiple Choice
What is the cause of most earthquakes?
A) sudden movements from elastic strain release and rupture along pre- existing faults on or near to plate boundaries
B) folding deep under active mountain belts
C) nuclear weapons tests in secret underground locations
D) volcanic eruptions
Correct Answer:
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Q3: _are the products of horizontally directed, tensional
Q4: When measuring the orientation of a planar
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Q7: Since the San Andreas fault started moving
Q8: How does elastic deformation of rocks differ
Q9: The Great Rift Valley of East Africa
Q10: Which one of the following best describes
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