The Enhanced Fujita scale for classifying tornadoes' estimate wind speeds is based on:
a. damages incurred by a single frame house in the U.S. Great Plains
b. damages incurred by a single frame house in Florida.
c. the degree of damage incurred by different types of structures.
d. None of these choices.
c
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a. subduction zone will form because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate b. subduction zone will form because the oceanic plate is less dense than the continental plate c. rift zone will form because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate d. rift zone will form because the oceanic plate is less dense than the continental plate e. ?subduction zone will form on the oceanic plate, and a rift zone will form on the continental plate
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