To measure the distance from a recording station to an earthquake epicenter, geologists evaluate the __________ with a time-travel curve.
A) magnitude of an earthquake
B) refraction of P and S waves
C) amplitude of the largest earthquake waves
D) interval between the arrival of P and S waves
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Q30: The Mohorovicic discontinuity is the boundary between
Q31: A seismograph measures _.
A) Earth's temperature
B) magnetic
Q32: When solid rock deforms and returns to
Q33: A strike-slip fault is a _ fault
Q36: S, or shear, waves:
A) are faster than
Q37: Earthquakes occur repeatedly along established faults because:
A)
Q38: P, or primary, waves:
A) are characterized by
Q39: P waves and S waves:
A) move along
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