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EPS C20 Final Study Guide (Verified Answers) Latest Update 2024
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EPS C20 Final Study Guide (Verified Answers) Latest Update 2024
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EPS C20 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 2024 Update
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EPS C20 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 2024 Update
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EPS C20 Final Study Guide Questions & 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update | Already Graded A+
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Class Goals 
: - Make you more aware of earthquakes 
- Make you more knowledgable about earthquakes 
- Make you prepared about the next big earthquake 
Puerto Rico is near the _____ plate. 
: Caribbean Plate 
Earthquakes are ___. 
: Unpredictable 
What does building earthquake resilience require? 
: - Time 
- Money 
What bridge collapsed during the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1989)? 
: SF-Oakland Bay Bridge 
2 | P a g e 
How long did it take to fix the SF-Oakland Bay bridge after Loma Prieta Earthqu...
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EPS C20 FINAL Questions & 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update | Already Graded A+
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Name the two classes of seismic waves. 
: Body waves and surface waves 
Name the four types of seismic waves. 
: P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh 
waves, and Love waves 
Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? 
: P-wave 
Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain 
their differences. 
: Intensity: Determines damage and detailed observation of effects. Magnitude: 
Determi...
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EPS C20 MIDTERM|UPDATED&VERIFIED|WITH SOLUTIONS|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
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Why does EPS Offer this class? (3) 
1. fulfill undergraduate requirements 
in physical science 
2. teach you the basics about earthquakes 
and tsunamis 
3. want you to be prepared for earthquakes 
and their aftermaths 
 
 
 
Why does he teach this class? 
1. to help you lose your fear of earthquakes - 
but respect them as a major force of nature 
2. to show that 
Earth Science is fun 
3. to show that we are 
sitting on a tectonic timebomb 
 
 
 
What is the most dangerous fault in the bay area? ...
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EPS C20 MIDTERM 1 (LECTURES AND READINGS)|UPDATED&VERIFIED|WITH SOLUTIONS|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
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is san francisco's building codes enough to protect from an earthquake 
no, especially not for tall buildings. Code says that structures must have 90% chance of avoiding a total collapse 
 
 
 
what has california done to prepare for an earthquake 
freeway overpasses, bridges, some buildings have been strengthened. Many people live in wood frame homes that hold up pretty well 
 
 
 
what is the tall building study 
detailed database of over 160 buildings that includes blueprints, records 
 
 
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EPS C20 Questions & 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update | Already Graded A+
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What were the Ridgecrest earthquakes? 
: Earthquakes on July 4th, 6.4, and 5th, 7.1. 
What are some things that are fiction about earthquakes? 
: Earth doesn't split, can't run during big earthquake. 
How much shaking would you expect from a Mag 5 earthquake? 
: 10 seconds 
What does happen during an earthquake? 
: Buildings sway 
What should seismologists be doing? 
: More accurate early warning, understand the process. 
What did Aristotle think about earthquakes? 
: The earth's equivalent t...
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EPS C20 Final Questions & 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update | Already Graded A+
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South Napa EQ 
: M=6, 08/24/14 
Tohoku EQ 
: M=9, 03/11/11 
Alaska EQ 
: pacific plate subducting underneath NA, M=9.2, 1964 
Cascadia starts: 
: north in Cape Medicino 
Cascadia subducts under: 
: Juan de Fuca Plate 
There has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone in past _____ years 
: 300 
2 | P a g e 
Since there has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone for a very long time, 
there is a high chance that there will be a M = ____ EQ 
: 9 
Which junction is the seismically...
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EPS C20 Final Study Guide
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Class Goals - correct answer-- Make you more aware of earthquakes 
- Make you more knowledgable about earthquakes 
- Make you prepared about the next big earthquake 
 
Puerto Rico is near the _____ plate. - correct answer-Caribbean Plate 
 
Earthquakes are ___. - correct answer-Unpredictable 
 
What does building earthquake resilience require? - correct answer-- Time 
- Money 
 
What bridge collapsed during the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1989)? - correct answer-SF-Oakland Bay Bridge 
 
How long did...
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EPS C20 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name the two classes of seismic waves. - correct answer-Body waves and surface waves 
 
Name the four types of seismic waves. - correct answer-P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves 
 
Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? - correct answer-P-wave 
 
Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. - correct answer-Intensity: Determines damage...
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