Round 7: Tossup 15

These events are represented with black and white circular diagrams nicknamed "beach balls." Plots of these events are used to create diagrams of Wadati-Benioff zones. A location-dependent scale of the intensity of these events is named for Mercalli. The liquidity of the outer core (15[1])was determined from the lack of a phenomena produced by these (15[1])events. (15[4])In (-5[1])(*) subduction (10[1])zones, these events’ underground hypocenters (-5[1])may lie deep below their above ground epicenters. (10[4])These events are measured by the Moment (10[1])Magnitude (10[1])scale, which has largely replaced the Richter scale. (10[1])For 10 points, what events often caused by faults cause the ground to shake? ■END■ (10[2])

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