Earthquakes can do a lot of damage to buildings because they
A) occur frequently.
B) are hard to predict.
C) generate waves that carry a lot of energy.
D) all of the above
D
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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle.
A. likely B. unlikely
Most organic compounds are made up of ________
A) carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen atoms B) carbon, nitrogen, and water atoms C) carbon, nitrogen, and ozone atoms D) carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms E) nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide atoms
One trend that is important in earthquake prediction shows that ____
a. ?major earthquakes along a fault tend to occur in groups separated by an inactive interval b. ?some faults have migrating earthquakes that start at the center of the fault and proceed in both directions at regular intervals c. ?many earthquakes have reliable recurrence intervals which accurately predict the decade of the next major earthquake d. ?earthquakes often occur simultaneously at many locations along a fault e. ?radon gas emissions and groundwater level are trustable indications that an earthquake is imminent