One Method Suggested to Control or Prevent Major Damaging Earthquakes

question 49

Multiple Choice

One method suggested to control or prevent major damaging earthquakes is to:

• A) glue or cement the two sides of a fault in place to prevent further movement along the fault.
• B) control the amount of lubricating fluids between the two sides of major faults.
• C) induce numerous smaller earthquakes to relieve strain energy that would cause a major earthquake.
• D) reduce the rate of tectonic plate movement.

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