Long fault lines spread out stress and produce smaller earthquakes than short ones.
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Q7: Earthquakes always occur at plate boundaries.
Q8: A _ fault would be expected at
Q9: Rock layers that are very susceptible to
Q10: The largest earthquakes occur in _.
A)divergent zones
B)rift
Q11: The first earthquake waves received by a
Q13: A transform boundary would naturally produce _
Q14: The Richter magnitude is determined by measuring
Q15: The Cascadia fault in the Pacific Northwest
Q16: Rock deformation is referred to as _.
A)strain
B)rupture
C)stress
D)liquefaction
E)elastic
Q17: Earthquake motion occurs due to rock _.
A)deformation
B)rupture
C)stress
D)strain
E)elasticity
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