Geologists measure earthquakes on the moment magnitude scale. This scale measures
A) the amount that the ground shakes during an earthquake.
B) the Richter magnitude of an earthquake.
C) the depth of the earthquake focus.
D) the energy released by an earthquake.
D
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a. grazer b. autotroph c. browser d. carnivore e. carnivore-scavenger
Rock layers that are very susceptible to brittle failure would be expected to produce ____
a. ?foreshocks and an earthquake but no aftershocks b. ?foreshocks, an earthquake, and aftershocks c. ?an earthquake with aftershocks but no foreshocks d. ?foreshocks and aftershocks but not a typical earthquake e. ?an earthquake without foreshocks or aftershocks
Earth consists of two types of crust: lithospheric and oceanic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
the geothermal gradient, on average, is about _____.
What will be an ideal response?