List four factors that affect the amount of destruction that seismic vibrations cause to human-made structures

What will be an ideal response?


a. The intensity of the vibrations
b. The duration of the vibrations
c. The nature of the material on which structures rest
d. The nature of building materials and construction practices of the region

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A. floating motionless in space near Earth. B. freely falling around Earth. C. approaching Earth from outer space. D. none of the above

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Which of the following is a scientific hypothesis?

A) The Moon is made of green cheese. B) There are things we will never know about. C) Matter is filled with undetectable particles. D) There are parts of the universe that will never be found by man. E) none of the above

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The visible light spectrum is bounded by these two types of radiation:

A) x-ray and thermal infrared. B) x-ray and radio wave. C) microwave and gamma ray. D) ultraviolet and near infrared.

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The oozes on the seafloor mostly consist of ____

A) boulders and cobbles from glaciers oozing off the land B) bones and teeth of bottom-dwelling fishes C) fine muds washed down the continental slope to the seafloor D) microscopic hard parts of single-celled living organisms

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