A fault cannot slip forever because __________ .
A) it exhibits no elastic behavior
B) once the elastic bending that has built up is released, the blocks no longer move
C) the vibration caused by the slipping eventually ceases
D) friction eventually slows and stops the movement
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Q6: If,during an earthquake,a hanging wall slides upward
Q7: Faulting and earthquakes are examples of _.
A)brittle
Q8: A primary force opposing motion on all
Q9: If,during an earthquake,a hanging wall slides upward
Q12: At any point along the fault plane
Q13: Of the following,which causes the most earthquakes?
A)
Q16: Aftershocks following a major earthquake _.
A)may continue
Q16: The stress that builds on a preexisting
Q17: Faults that have moved recently or are
Q19: A surface along which rock on opposed
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