Exam 8: Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Seismology has produced a great amount of information about:

When "the big one" hits Southern California,Los Angeles is likely to slip into the ocean.

The increase of temperature with depth is known as the ____________________.

Why is the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale no longer the main method used for measuring the size of earthquakes?

What are the differences between P-waves and S-waves?

What is earthquake intensity,how is it measured,and what factors are involved in the intensity of a quake?

Explain why the portions of the San Andreas fault that are "locked" are or are not safer than the parts where the two plates slide more or less continually.What is the name of the theory that deals with this issue?

The name of the location within Earth where earthquakes originate is the ____________________.

Describe surface waves and their most important two types.

Within which belt or zone do the majority of earthquakes occur?