Suppose you were standing on a solid surface when P-waves from a nearby earthquake arrived and you could feel them. What ground motion sensation would you feel?
A. The ground would move horizontally beneath you, shaking you side to side.
B. The ground would move both vertically and horizontally at the same time.
C. The ground would move vertically beneath you, moving you up and down.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
The population of Egypt is distributed relatively uniformly throughout the country
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Assume a hurricane in the North Atlantic is travelling toward the north at 25 km/h and its average wind speed is 180 km/h. In this scenario, what is the wind speed on the eastern side of the hurricane?
A. 180 km/h B. 205 km/h C. 230 km/h D. 155 km/h
Given that the bond energy of N2 is 946 kJ/mole, the bond energy of O2 is 498 kJ/mole and the NO bond energy is 631 kJ/mole, how much energy is required to react 1 mole of nitrogen molecules according to the following reaction? N2 + O2 ? 2 NO
A) 182 kJ B) -182 kJ C) 813 kJ D) -813 kJ E) 2075 kJ
Why were trees knocked down for tens of kilometers north of Mount St. Helens?
A. The blast effect swept over them. B. The lava swept over them. C. A landslide swept over them.