24. What type of tectonic boundary is formed by the San Andreas Fault zone? a. O
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24. What type of tectonic boundary is formed by the San Andreas Fault zone? a. Ocean-continent convergent boundary b. Ocean-ocean convergent boundary c. Continental divergent boundary d. Transform boundary e. Continental-continental convergent boundary 25. The Richter Scale is a measure of Energy released by an earthquake a. b. How much shaking an earthquake caused c. How strong aftershocks are 26. The Mercalli scale is used to rate earthquake a. magnitude b. intensity c. hazards d. displacement 27. The Moment Magnitude scale is a measure of a. damage b. seismic risk c. displacement d. energy released by an earthquake 28. The term earthquake focus refers to a. b. C. d. the area which sustained the most damage in an earthquake the epicenter of an earthquake the location of the origin of the earthquake a concentration of earthquakes in a particular region 29. Tsunamis are the result of a. b. c. d. e. water shaking violently during an earthquake vertical displacement of the sea floor by a fault explosive volcanic eruptions that eject a lot of lava bombs earthquake swarms-numerous small earthquakes within a short period of time all of the above 30. What is the name of the law that created a buffer zone between structures and known active faults? 31. What is the required setback for structures near a known active fault? 32. What are the three ways that rocks respond to stress? a. strike and dip b. oxidize, weather, fold c. displace, rotate, strainExplanation / Answer
Answer 24:
The San Andreas is a right-lateral transform fault also known as conervatve plate boundary.. A transform fault a special type of strike-slip fault which accommodates the differing movements of the tectonic boundaries at either end and it neither creates nor destroy surface area. i.e option d transform boundary.
Answer 25:
The Richter scale is the most common standard of measurement for earthquakes. It was invented in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology. The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake i.e option a , that is the amount of energy released during an earthquake.
Answer 26:
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic intensity scale used to rate the intensity of an earthquake i.e option b
Answer 27:
Moment magnitude scale is a measured of energy released by an earthquake i.e option d
Answer 28:
Epicentre is the ponit located directly above the focus on the earth surface.The term focus refer to location of origin of earthquake. i.e option c
Answer 29:
A tsunami may be define as a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor that can result from an earthquake, an underwater landslide, a volcanic eruption or - very rarely - a large meteorite strike. However, powerful undersea earthquakes are responsible for most tsunamis.i.e option e all of above
Answer 30:
The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was signed into California law on December 22, 1972, to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy,This the law that created a buffer zone between structures and known active faults.
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