Practice Tectonic Earthquakes (20.2) - Causes of Earthquake - Earthquake Engineering

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Question 1.
What is a tectonic earthquake?
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Think about how Earth's surface is structured.
Question 2.
Name one type of plate boundary.
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Recall the examples given in class.
3Question 3.
What causes tectonic earthquakes?
- Movement of the Earth's atmosphere
- Movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates
- Spontaneous combustion
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Think about the Earth's layers and movements.
4Question 4.
True or False: All earthquakes are tectonic.
- True
- False
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Recall the classification we discussed.
Question 5.
Evaluate the potential impact of a major tectonic earthquake on urban areas and propose measures for resilience.
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Consider what major cities do to prepare for earthquakes based on past experience.
Question 6.
Discuss the implications of the Elastic Rebound Theory on predicting earthquakes.
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Think about how stress does not equally spread across faults.

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