The Richter scale measures an earthquake's
A) frequency.
B) magnitude.
C) damage.
D) all of the above.
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Q146: When stress exceeds a rock's elastic limit,the
Q149: The San Andreas fault in California is
Q150: Compression cannot produce
A)anticlines.
B)synclines.
C)normal faults.
D)reverse faults.
Q153: A fault in which the footwall has
Q154: Most of the state of Nevada is
Q158: Rocks in the core of an anticline
Q160: Reverse faults are the result of
A)tension.
B)compression.
C)divergence.
D)heat.
Q161: Rocks begin to deform when they are
Q170: Granite does not readily form near oceanic-oceanic
Q172: At divergent boundaries the dominant rock type
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