One Measurement That Is Widely Used to Determine How Far

question 34

Multiple Choice

One measurement that is widely used to determine how far the focus of an earthquake is from the seismograph where it is recorded is ________.

• A)the amplitude of the P-wave
• B)the amplitude of the S-wave
• C)the difference in travel time between the P and the S wave
• D)the difference in amplitude between the P and the S wave

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Definitions:

Okazaki Fragment

One of many short segments of DNA, each 100 to 1000 nucleotides long, that must be joined by DNA ligase to form the lagging strand in DNA replication.

DNA Helicase

An enzyme that unwinds the DNA helix ahead of the replication fork, allowing the replication machinery to access the single strands of DNA.

Primosome

A complex of proteins responsible for synthesizing the RNA primers required in DNA synthesis.

Single-Strand Binding Proteins

Proteins that bind to single-stranded DNA during replication or repair processes, stabilizing the DNA.