Author Question: Liquefaction occurs when A) rock heats enough that it behaves like a liquid. B) rivers and ... (Read 66 times)

silviawilliams41 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Liquefaction occurs when

A) rock heats enough that it behaves like a liquid.
B) rivers and water bodies overrun and dissolve earth materials during a quake.
C) grains of earth materials settle downward during shaking and wet ground becomes fluid.
D) grains rise up to the surface in groundwater during an earthquake and cause mass movement.

Question 2

You are asleep and are awakened to hear dishes rattling, and you feel a sensation that resembles a heavy truck striking your building. On the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, what intensity is the earthquake you've experienced?

A) IV
B) VII
C) IX
D) XI