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Structure damage from an earthquake may incur with one building, but not its nei

ID: 236493 • Letter: S

Question

Structure damage from an earthquake may incur with one building, but not its neighbor. Key factors that affect damage include all BUT the following:

ratio of P to S waves during the earthquake

structural design

material that structures are built on

length and magnitude of earthquake vibrations

As a volcanologist, which region would you travel to if you were looking for the highest volume of volcanic activity?

China and eastern Siberia

along the eastern coast of South America

the circum-Pacific area

the Mediterranean

Explanation / Answer

Answer for first question

Answer is material that structures are built on

Here just neighbors building does not get any damage so this indicates strong material and structural design.