A 6.0 Richter magnitude earthquake would be expected to produce the most property damage in a(n) ____.
A) intraplate zone
B) subduction zone
C) rift zone
D) transform fault zone
E) induction zone
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Q1: Normal faults are most common near subduction
Q2: The distance to the epicenter is determined
Q3: Transform boundaries are most closely associated with
Q4: Stresses cause rocks to deform; earthquakes occur
Q6: The Mercalli scale uses both subjective and
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
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