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EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An area that has already experienced past earthquakes is ____ likely to experience a future earthquake than an area that has never had an earthquake.
A
more
B
less
C
just as
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Over 80 per cent of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area known as the ‘Ring of Fire’; this where the Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the surrounding plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: No it is not possible to predict the occurrence of an earthquake.

Detailed explanation-3: -The world’s greatest earthquake belt, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is found along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of our planet’s largest earthquakes occur. It has earned the nickname “Ring of Fire".

Detailed explanation-4: -the Circum-Pacific belt, the Alpide belt, the mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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