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Richter scale
Modified Mercalli scale
the Centigrade scale
the moment magnitude scale
tsunami
intense ground shaking
a landslide
all of these
Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake prediction?
scientists can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes
scientists can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all
earthquakes
scientists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur, but not where
scientists can characterize the seismic risk of an area, but cannot yet accurately
predict most earthquakes
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanic eruptions
C. Bed eruptions
D. Volcano-Earth Quake
A. quake meter
B. quake graph
C. seismograph
D. typanicgraph
A. proshocks
B. preshock
C. aftershocks
D. minimaximal shocks
A. Temblor scale
B. Richter scale
C. Tectonic scale
D. Seismic scale
E. the process in which the violent shaking of an earthquake turns soft soil into liquid
mud is called
tsunamis
landlides
aftershocks
liquefaction