On average, how often would you expect an earthquake of between moment magnitude 5.0-5.9 and Mercalli V-VII to occur?
A. 120 times a year
B. 800 times a year
C. once every few years
D. once or twice a century
Answer: B. 800 times a year
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A)Tertiary and Quaternary periods B)Paleogene and Tertiary periods C)Tertiary and Neogene periods D)Paleogene and Neogene periods E)Quaternary and Paleogene periods
Describe the formation of each labeled feature in Figure 10.21
What will be an ideal response?
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