If,during an earthquake,a hanging wall slides upward relative to a footwall,the fault is termed ____________ if the fault is shallow (much closer to horizontal than vertical) .
A) normal
B) reverse
C) strike slip
D) thrust
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Q2: Body waves include
A) both S- and P-waves.
B)
Q14: If,during an earthquake,a hanging wall slides upward
Q15: Earthquakes are a result of _.
A)a sudden
Q16: Aftershocks following a major earthquake _.
A)may continue
Q17: Faults that have moved recently or are
Q19: A surface along which rock on opposed
Q20: Movement on a fault may occur without
Q21: The point within Earth where an earthquake
Q22: The point on Earth's surface directly above
Q22: Which earthquake severity scale takes into account
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