Long-Range Earthquake Forecasting

question 48

Multiple Choice

Long-range earthquake forecasting:

• A) is based mainly on the knowledge of when and where earthquakes occurred in the past
• B) uses tectonic settings and historical records
• C) measures patterns of seismic activity along a fault to determine locations and recurrence intervals
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Proportional

A relationship between two quantities where they increase or decrease at the same rate.

Network Externalities

The effect that an additional user of a good or service has on the value of that product to others, often positive in the case of products that become more valuable as more people use them.

Significant

Importance in a statistical or substantive sense, often used to describe findings that are not likely to be due to chance.

Systems Competition

Competition among different standards or platforms that provide distinct systems of products, services, or technologies, rather than competition within a single system.