| Question 1: Since these earthquakes deform the ocean floor, they almost always generate a significant series of ________ waves. | |||
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| Question 2: Due to the shallow dip of the plate boundary, which causes large sections to get stuck, these ________ are among the world's largest, with moment magnitudes (Mw) that can exceed 9.0. | |||
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| Question 3: The quake generated a large tsunami in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and caused significant vertical displacement in the island of ________. | |||
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| Question 4: A thrust fault is a ________ with a dip of 45° or less. | |||
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| Question 5: The total vertical displacement measured by ________ survey is about 40 m in the vicinity of the epicenter and occurred as two separate movements which created two large, steep, almost vertical cliffs, one above the other. | |||
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| Question 6: Megathrust earthquakes occur at subduction zones at destructive plate boundaries (________), where one tectonic plate is forced (or subducts) under another. | |||
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| Question 7: The major subduction zone is associated with the Pacific and ________ and are responsible for the volcanic activity associated with the Pacific Ring of Fire. | |||
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