2. Which of the following describes an active fault?
A. no earthquake occurs
B. no record of earthquake
C. expected to generate earthquake
D. generates earthquake once in a million of years
3. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?
A. Mercalli scale
B. Richter scale
C. Spring scale
D. Weighing scale
4. It is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake.
A intensity B. magnitude
C. stress D. tension
5. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely happen?
A. near a mountain B. along active fault
C. near coastal area D. along inactive fault​