False. As the subducted slab descends into the mantle, the focal depth increases.
False. While studies on earthquakes can improve our understanding of the Earth's dynamics and mechanisms that cause earthquakes, accurately predicting when and where earthquakes will occur is currently not possible. Earthquakes are complex natural events with many variables at play, making accurate predictions challenging.
No, it is made up of many different plates that are always shifting, thus creating earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes. Hope this helped!
False. While geologists can identify areas that are at higher risk for earthquakes based on historical data and the movement of tectonic plates, it is currently not possible to predict with exact accuracy where and when an earthquake will strike. Earthquakes are complex natural events that involve multiple factors, making accurate prediction challenging.
Rain gauage is used in measuring relative humidity.
True! The small magnitude earthquakes that sometimes precede a major earthquake are known as fore shocks.
no
False. While studies on earthquakes can improve our understanding of the Earth's dynamics and mechanisms that cause earthquakes, accurately predicting when and where earthquakes will occur is currently not possible. Earthquakes are complex natural events with many variables at play, making accurate predictions challenging.
True.
True earthquakes and volcanoes can cause landslides.
False - that's a volcanic eruption.
false
True. Each earthquake is unique and can be caused by a variety of different factors. This makes it difficult to predict earthquakes accurately because no single change in the Earth occurs for all earthquakes.
False. Earthquakes mostly occur along faults that are at or very near to plate boundaries.
False. Balanced forces do not change an object's direction. Balanced forces only keep an object at rest or in a uniform motion in a straight line. If an object changes direction, unbalanced forces are acting on it.
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It is true that seismic waves from earthquakes allow us to interpret the structure of Earth's interior.
False. Hotspot volcanoes form above mantle plumes, which are localized upwellings of hot mantle material. Subduction zone volcanoes form due to the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another, resulting in magma generation due to the melting of the subducted plate.