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EOSC 114 Earthquakes Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What information do you need to calculate Richter magnitude? - Answer- time between P and S wave arrivals and maximum amplitude of shaking The movement of the pacific plate past the North American plate along the Queen Charlotte fault is an example of what type of plate boundary? - Answer- transform Which statement about the February 28, 2001 Nisqually earthquake is TRUE? - Answer- it occurred in the subduction zone where the Ju...

EOSC 114 Final Exam (Learning Goals) Questions with Complete Solutions What are the primary forces that trigger a tsunami? Tsunamis are primarily triggered by undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides. Why is the Pacific Ocean more prone to tsunamis compared to other oceans? The Pacific Ocean is more prone to tsunamis due to its active tectonic boundaries, specifically the Pacific Ring of Fire, where numerous subduction zones are present. What are the main ...

EOSC 114 - Earthquakes (EQ) Exam Questions with Correct Answers The vast majority of earthquakes occur at the ___________of Earth's tectonic plates. - Correct Answer The vast majority of earthquakes occur at the *margins* of Earth's tectonic plates. Transform boundary experiences ___________. Divergent boundary experiences ___________. Convergent boundary experiences ___________. ※The blanks are types of forces - Correct Answer Transform boundary experiences shear. Divergent bounda...

EOSC 114 LANDSLIDES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following does NOT increase the likelihood of a landslide in British Columbia? A wave action B heavy winter rains C frequent earthquakes D highway construction through mountainous areas E quick clays - Answer- E - heavy rain on quick clays increase landslide, quick clays by themselves dont Which statement is FALSE? A The high frequency of landslide triggers in British Columbia pushes the factor of safet...

EOSC 114 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024/2025 UPDATE FULLY SOLVED Mass Extinctions/Impacts Graded Quiz The Deccan Traps likely contributed to climate change at the end of the ______. a)Devonian b)Cretaceous c)Permian d)Triassic e)Jurassic - Answer- Cretaceous Mass Extinctions/Impacts Graded Quiz The organisms most responsible for biological extinctions today are ______. a)humans b)domestic dogs c)fungi d)viruses e)domestic cats - Answer- humans Mass Extinctions/Im...

earthquakes... associated with rupture of a fault accumulated stress released as seismic energy seismic waves radiate causes shaking 3 types of stress COMPRESSION -- convergent forces opposite towards each other TENSION -- divergent forces opposite opposite direction from each other SHEAR/TRANSVERSE -- transform forces opposite parallel across a plane Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower ...

EOSC 114 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+ Standard Units for Time Distance Mass Density Order of Mag. - Answers Time - Seconds Distance - Meters Mass - Kilogram Density - kg/m-3 Order of Magnitude - Power of 10. (A order of magnitude is 10x bigger, two orders is 100x bigger etc) Stratification + Examples? - Answers Denser items will sink lower than less dense items. This layer is stratification Atmosphere- Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesophere, Stratosphere, Troposphe...

Exam Bank Solution Manual for EOSC 114 - Earthquakes Already Passed ____ are primary effects of earthquakes while ____ are secondary effects - Answers ground shaking and surface rupture...land-level change and liquefication first wave recorded on a seismogram - Answers p-wave after a fault ruptures (moves) - Answers elastic deformation concentrates stress at the ends of the rupture as the complex package of seismic energy travels through the Earth, the nature of this package changes. Which ...

EOSC 114 - Fragile Systems Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+ the distance 35,000m is equal to - Answers 3.5 x 10^7 m the speed at which wave energy propagates is called the ____ speed - Answers group consider object A with a mass of 10kg and object B with a mass of 20 kg, both moving at a speed of 1m/sec. Which of the following statements of TRUE? - Answers the kinetic energy of Object B is 2X the kinetic energy of object A most disaster scales are - Answers logarithmic the...