The ________ is a newer scale that measures the total energy released during an earthquake by determining the average amount of slip on the fault, the area of the fault surface that slipped, and the strength of the faulted rock
A) Mercalli Intensity Scale
B) Richter Scale
C) Beaufort Scale
D) Moment Magnitude Scale
Answer: D
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A. cinder cones B. shield volcanoes C. calderas D. oceanic seamounts E. stratovolcanoes
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