Which of the following describes the build-up and release of stress during an earthquake? the Modified Mercalli Scale false the elastic rebound theory true the principle of superposition false the travel time difference false Single The amount of ground displacement in a earthquake is called the _________ . epicenter false dip false slip true focus false Single The moment magnitude of an earthquake depends on all of the following except __. the area of the fault break false the rigidity of the fault false the slip on the fault false the type of faulting true Single Which of the following measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures? Richter scale false Modified Mercalli scale true the Centigrade scale false the moment magnitude scale false Single Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep, are associated with _______. convergent plate boundaries false divergent plate boundaries false transform plate boundaries false all of these true Single Which of the following statements is false? Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries false The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance true Earthquakes can be caused by normal, reverse and strike-slip faulting false P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves false Single Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake prediction? scientists can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes false scientists can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all earthquakes false scientists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur, but not where false scientists can characterize the seismic risk of an area, but cannot yet accurately predict most earthquakes true Single How do rock particles move during the passage of a S wave through the rock? back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel false perpendicular to the direction of wave travel true in a rolling elliptical motion false in a rolling circular motion false Single How do rock particles move during the passage of a P wave through the rock? back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel true perpendicular to the direction of wave travel false in a rolling elliptical motion false in a rolling circular motion false Single Earthquake A has a Richter magnitude of 7 as compared with earthquake B's 6. The amount of ground motion is one measure of earthquake intensity. A is 10X more intense than B true A is 1000 more intense than B false Richter magnitude does not measure intensity false B is 0.01X as intense than A false Single