01:460:206 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: New Madrid Seismic Zone, East African Rift, San Andreas Fault
17 Jan 2015
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Living with earth: an introduction to environmental geology (hudson) Chapter 5 earthquakes: when an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its source. The source is also called the: inertial point, wave front, p-wave, focus, seismic zone. Answer: d: an example of a transform plate boundary is, east african rift valley, san andreas fault in california, the nazca plate below south america, the basin and range province of nevada, the new madrid seismic zone. Answer: b: s waves, are the same as surface waves, travel through solids, liquids, and gases, are slower than p-waves, are the only waves recorded on seismographs, are also called primary waves. Answer: c: will an earthquake cause california to fall off into the ocean, no. The san andreas fault system in california is the boundary between the pacific plate and north american plate. The plates are moving horizontally past one another, so california is not going to fall into the ocean: yes.
