ConcepTest: EQ Intensity and Distance

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell, David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

Following a shallow earthquake, twenty residents located througout the affected region were surveyed to guage the level of destruction. Their observations were quantified using the Modified Mercalli scale. Which of the following figures best describes the relationship between earthquake intensity and distance from the earthquake epicenter. Assume that bedrock is the same throughout the region.

a.
b.
c.
d.

EQ Intensity and Distance

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is D.

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