What is the term for stored-up energy released by earthquakes?

A) Tectonic
B) Seismic
C) Geophysical
D) Structural


Answer: B

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A) Earth's rotation B) compositional convection C) convective motion D) electricity and magnetism

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Which of the following sets of numbers could be used to designate the principal energy levels (shells) in an atom?

A) -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 B) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D) all of these

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The height of a wave depends upon ________

A) fetch B) fetch and wind speed C) fetch, wind duration, and wind speed D) wind duration E) wind duration and wind speed

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What type of data support the idea that shear zones grow in width as they accumulate displacement, and where would we look for the last increment of strain?

What will be an ideal response?

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