The moment magnitude is more accurate than the classical Richter scale because it is tied directly to physical parameters such as fault-rupture area, fault slip, and energy release, and because other earthquake scales use indirect measures such as how much a seismograph needle moves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A) Salvador, Brazil B) Montreal, Canada C) Edinburgh, Scotland D) Barrow, Alaska
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LEED-certified buildings could be described in all of the following ways, EXCEPT ________
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