GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the amount of ground displacement in an earthquake is called the
A
epicenter
B
dip
C
slip
D
focus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the principle of superposition. the travel time difference. The amount of ground displacement in a earthquake is called the . epicenter.

Detailed explanation-2: -The amount of ground displacement in a earthquake is called the slip.

Detailed explanation-3: -In seismology, surface rupture (or ground rupture, or ground displacement) is the visible offset of the ground surface when an earthquake rupture along a fault affects the Earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

Detailed explanation-5: -In tectonics, vertical displacement refers to the shifting of land in a vertical direction, resulting in uplift and subsidence. The displacement of rock layers can provide information on how and why Earth’s lithosphere changes throughout geologic time.

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