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The strain which causes a material to pull apart is known as ____.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
A numerical scale of earthquake magnitude that takes into account the size of the fault rupture is the ____.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
A ____ fault forms as a result of horizontal compression.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
What is true about the focus?
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
P-waves and S-waves are also known as ____.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
The San Andreas Fault, a result of horizontal shear, is a ____ fault.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
What keeps the stable part of this seismometer from moving during an earthquake?
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
On a seismometer, vibrations of the ground do not move the ____.
It is the point of failure where the waves originate.
compression
suspended mass
modified Mercalli scale
strike-slip
body waves
reverse
inertia
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