Which scale classifies earthquake effects from I, not felt, to XII, total destruction?
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Modified Mercalli intensity scale
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Which scale classifies earthquake effects from I, not felt, to XII, total destruction?
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Modified Mercalli intensity scale
Which earthquake sequence began with the 1811 and 1812 shocks near New Madrid, Missouri?
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New Madrid earthquakes
Which 1755 earthquake destroyed much of Lisbon, Portugal, and generated a tsunami?
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1755 Lisbon earthquake
Which seismic wave produces a rolling motion at Earth’s surface?
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Rayleigh wave
What name is given to the slow ground movement that releases tectonic strain without large earthquakes?
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Aseismic creep
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Which earthquake sequence began with the 1811 and 1812 shocks near New Madrid, Missouri?
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New Madrid earthquakes
Which 1755 earthquake destroyed much of Lisbon, Portugal, and generated a tsunami?
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1755 Lisbon earthquake
Which seismic wave produces a rolling motion at Earth’s surface?
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Rayleigh wave
Which 1960 earthquake in Chile is the strongest ever recorded by instruments?
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1960 Valdivia earthquake
What term describes a heritable change in gene activity that does not alter the DNA sequence?
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Epigenetic change
What is the name of the process by which a cell takes up DNA from its surroundings?
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Natural transformation
What is the name of the DNA-profiling method developed by Alec Jeffreys in 1984?
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Genetic fingerprinting
What term describes the inheritance of a trait controlled by genes at several different loci?
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Polygenic inheritance