The Biggest Shaking Event Is Called "The Earthquake," the Smaller

question 11

True/False

The biggest shaking event is called "the earthquake," the smaller ones before it are known as foreshocks,and the smaller ones after it are called aftershocks.

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Definitions:

Open-pit Mines

Large scale mining operations in which minerals or ores are extracted from a massive open pit or borrow.

Strength of Earthquakes

A measure of the energy released by an earthquake, commonly quantified using the Richter scale or the moment magnitude scale.

Terraces Mining

A method of mining that involves cutting flat areas or steps into sloping land, resembling agricultural terraces, to facilitate extraction of resources.

Metamorphic Rock

Type of rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural processes, altering its original form without melting it.