The Most Significant Information for Predicting High Earthquake Probability Is

question 39

Multiple Choice

The most significant information for predicting high earthquake probability is that a segment of the fault ____.

• A)has had the most earthquakes in the recorded past
• B)has shown significant, steady movement
• C)was the location of the largest recorded earthquake on the fault
• D)resides close to a metropolitan area
• E)has had very few significant earthquakes in the recorded past

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Definitions:

Fate Map

Diagram used by developmental geneticists that tracks the differentiation of a cell in an embryo.

Cytoplasmic Segregation

The uneven distribution of cytoplasmic contents, such as organelles and cytoplasmic determinants, during cell division.

Homeobox

A DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development.

Pattern Formation

Positioning of cells during development that determines the final shape of an organism.