What Is the Most Direct Cause of an Earthquake

question 91

Multiple Choice

What is the most direct cause of an earthquake? 

• A) the creation of a fault 
• B) the greenhouse effect 
• C) the dumping of toxic wastes 
• D) a change in ocean currents

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Definitions:

Oligopoly Outcome

In markets dominated by a small number of firms (an oligopoly), the outcome often includes non-price competition, strategic interactions, and potentially higher prices and lower outputs than in competitive markets.

Prisoners' Dilemma

A situation in game theory in which two individuals acting in their own self-interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome for either party.

Noncooperative Equilibrium

A situation in a game where each player chooses their strategy independently, and no player can benefit by changing strategies while the others keep theirs unchanged.

Prisoners' Dilemma

A scenario in game theory where two individuals acting in their own self-interest do not produce the optimal outcome, often used to illustrate the conflict between collective and individual interests.