GEOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 11
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Earth: an introduction to physical geology, 10e (tarbuck/lutgens/tasa) 11. 1 multiple-choice questions: the elastic rebound theory for the origin of earthquakes was first proposed by ________ following the ________ earthquake, reid; 1906, san francisco, giuseppe; 1925, pizza lake, richter; 1989, loma prieta, mohorovicic; 1964, anchorage. Diff: 1: ________ have the highest velocities, primary waves, secondary waves, surface waves, refracted s waves. 1: which one of the following is true regarding tsunamis, they travel as deep-water waves at speeds greater than surface seismic waves but slower than. Diff: 1: on a typical seismogram, ________ will show the highest amplitudes, p waves, s waves, surface waves, body waves. Diff: 1: which of the following foundation materials is most stable during earthquake shaking, bedrock, unconsolidated moist soil, water-saturate, sand and mud. Diff: 1: the ________ magnitude scale is a measure of the energy released. It does not directly measure the extent of building damage: gutenberg, reid, mercalli, richter.
