The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the ________.
A) duration of the earthquake
B) intensity of the earthquake
C) arrival time of P and S waves
D) amplitude of the largest seismic wave
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Q2: Aftershocks occur because _.
A)seismic energy continues to
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Q4: When an earthquake occurs,energy radiates in all
Q5: During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,the movement
Q6: _ is the maximum possible damage designation
Q7: Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat
Q8: In the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,much of
Q9: Earthquakes along the San Andreas fault zone,for
Q10: The Mercalli Scale is a scale from
Q11: P waves _.
A)propagate only in solids
B)are faster
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