Author Question: You are watching TV with a friend when there is a special bulletin about a city in California being ... (Read 65 times)

shofmannx20 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

You are watching TV with a friend when there is a special bulletin about a city in California being devastated by an earthquake. The news anchor reports that the epicenter of the earthquake is 45 miles east of Los Angeles.

How would you explain the definition of the epicenter to your geologically impaired friend?
A) The exact location on the fault where slippage occurs
B) The contact point between two tectonic plates
C) The location on Earth's surface directly above the point of slippage
D) The location of migrating magma in the crust

Question 2

What is the definition of the focus?

A) The exact location on the fault where slippage occurs
B) The location where three monitoring stations overlap
C) The location on Earth's surface directly above the point of slippage
D) The build-up of potential energy in a new location after an earthquake