What is the name of the earthquake scale that describes the severity of an earthquake by noting the amount of damage it causes?
A) Richter scale
B) Mohs scale
C) Torino scale
D) Modified Mercalli scale.
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Q26: The waves of an earthquake are detected
Q27: S waves and P waves are earthquake
Q28: Earthquake S waves are
A) transverse.
B) sometimes longitudinal
Q29: An earthquake S wave travels through
A) the
Q30: Most earthquakes are caused by
A) explosive volcanic
Q32: The Mercalli scale was used to measure
A)
Q33: Seismic waves that propagate through Earth are
Q34: What is the name of the earthquake
Q35: Most earthquake damage is caused by
A) tsunamis.
B)
Q36: The point of the initial energy release
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