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lak

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A seismic station records an earthquake that has a maximum surface wave amplitude of 50 mm and the S-wave arrives 2 seconds after the P-wave. The Richter magnitude of this earthquake is
 
  A) 3.
  B) 4.
  C) 5.
  D) 6.

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True or False: Oppositely dipping sides of the fold of a rock are called its limbs.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: TRUE


lak

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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