« previous next »

Author Question: What type of faults tend to produce the most destructive earthquakes? What will be an ideal ... (Read 34 times)

meagbuch

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 568
on: Jul 14, 2018
What type of faults tend to produce the most destructive earthquakes?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The ________ has the greatest number of storms, averaging 20 per year.
 
  A) South Atlantic B) North Atlantic C) South Pacific D) North Pacific


durant1234

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 338
Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Convergent plate boundaries with a subducting slab of oceanic lithosphere and an overlying plate form a megathrust fault. Because these large thrust faults lie beneath the ocean floor and experience vertical motion that can displace the overlying water, they are capable of generating destructive tsunamis.

Answer to Question 2

D


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.

Did you know?

Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.

Did you know?

About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.

Did you know?

Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.

Did you know?

Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts, and waste products. It is free of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Normal Faults Common at divergent plate boundaries Normal Faults Common at divergent plate boundaries
Label the four mutated DNA segments shown below according to the type of point mutation each ... Label the four mutated DNA segments shown below according to the type of point mutation each ...
Voltmeter hook-ups for voltage-drop testing of a GM-type cranking circuit. Voltmeter hook-ups for voltage-drop testing of a GM-type cranking circuit.
Chylomicron Chylomicrons are one type of lipoprotein Chylomicron Chylomicrons are one type of lipoprotein
Nitrogen dioxide decomposes at 300°C via a second-order process to produce nitrogen monoxide ... Nitrogen dioxide decomposes at 300°C via a second-order process to produce nitrogen monoxide ...
A common autosomal recessive allele can produce a pedigree that looks like an autosomal dominant tra A common autosomal recessive allele can produce a pedigree that looks like an autosomal dominant tra
Video: Spinal Cord Injury Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library