Question

Which location would have the most short-term risk of an earthquake?
A) an area along an active fault that has not had recent earthquake activity
B) North Dakota and other states in the interior of North America
C) Florida and other states along the Atlantic coast of the United States
D) an area along an active fault that has had major earthquakes recently

Answer 1

@tylermcmullen23

Answer 2

whic one do you know for sure that cant be correct?

Answer 3

c?

Answer 4

well, D is what i was hoping youd say lol bc its along a major fault

Answer 5

so C and D are both not correct

Answer 6

id say so, yes

Answer 7

I think it's B

Answer 8

yeah, id say so too

Answer 9

P waves bend while traveling through Earth’s core and then arrive at the shadow zone _____.

Answer 10

A) several minutes later than expected
B) where they are bent again
C) simultaneously with S waves

Answer 11

what do you think the answer is?

Answer 12

A?

Answer 13

"The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being bent (refracted) by the liquid core." http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?termID=170&alpha=S

Answer 14

so is it B?

Answer 15

thats what i got from it

Answer 16

thank you!

Answer 17

anytime!

Answer 18

do you have anymore?