The magnitude of earthquakes is measured by the ________________ scale

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


Answer: Moment magnitude

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Blue northers

A) involve mP air. B) involve mT air. C) cause severe thunderstorms. D) are most frequent in late spring and early summer. E) none of the above

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Which of the following might indicate that slopes adjacent to this landslide might fail?



A) They have the same steepness as the slope that failed.
B) They appear to have a similar geology setting.
C) One part of the slope has already failed.
D) All of these are correct.

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The Mohorovicic discontinuity marks the change in rock density between the

A) inner and outer core. B) core and the mantle. C) mantle and the crustal surface. D) asthenosphere and lithosphere.

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