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Why do longer faults usually produce larger earthquakes than short faults?
Longer faults have a larger area of rupture, which allows more accumulated stress to be released during an earthquake. Additionally, longer faults tend to involve greater amounts of energy release due to the larger fault surface area, resulting in larger earthquakes.
Why do longer faults produce larger earthquakes than short faults?
When a longer fault ruptures, you have movement along a longer section of the crust, and so more rock is moving.
What is active and inactive faults?
Active faults can generate earthquakes and represent sources of seismic energy. Inactive faults can no longer generate earthquakes but did so in the past. +++ They can, but really the earthquake is the effect of the movement on the fault, so not the defining mechanism. ' An active fault is one still moving (albeit usually in small, irregular steps over millions of years); an inactive fault is stable. If a new phase of tectonic stresses arrive, an inactive fault can be 're-activated', in many cases with the movement in the opposite direction. A fault is a fracture with displacement, and that movement is of the rock on one side of the fault-plane across the other.
What is differentiate active and inactive faults?
Active faults can generate earthquakes and represent sources of seismic energy. Inactive faults can no longer generate earthquakes but did so in the past. +++ They can, but really the earthquake is the effect of the movement on the fault, so not the defining mechanism. ' An active fault is one still moving (albeit usually in small, irregular steps over millions of years); an inactive fault is stable. If a new phase of tectonic stresses arrive, an inactive fault can be 're-activated', in many cases with the movement in the opposite direction. A fault is a fracture with displacement, and that movement is of the rock on one side of the fault-plane across the other.
Are longer earthquakes more powerful?
yes it is
Which takes longer to grow vegetables or fruit?
Usually fruit as most vegetables produce a crop within a year.
Where is the Lighthouse of Alexandra?
It is no longer in existence, destroyed by earthquakes but was situated on the island of Pharos
Will produce the most force?
Using a longer lever arm will produce more force.
In a violin the longer the string what note does it produce?
The longer the string the lower the note it produces
Which last longer tornadoes or earthquakes?
Tornadoes generally last longer, though there is a bit of overlap. Most earthquakes last less than a minute, but the most powerful earthquakes can go on for several minutes. A typical tornado may last 5 to 10 minutes, but durations may range from less than 10 seconds to, in rare cases, a few hours.
What is a meaning of Earthquakes?
an earthquake is a very bad shake in the earth.The longer the earth holds a earthquake in the bigger it will be
What are Faults where few earthquakes have occurred are called?
If there is little or no earthquake activity on a fault, or a section of a fault then it may be: Inactive (no longer moving) Locked (If it is known to be building up strain for a future large earthquake, i.e. San Andreas) or It may be releasing nearly all it's stress by creeping, rather than in large quakes.
