Which statement about earthquakes is accurate? Select the two correct answers.
A few hundred earthquakes per year are strong enough to be detected by instruments.
More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.
Fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year.
About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.***
Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.***
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Based on the options provided, the accurate statements about earthquakes are:
1. About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.
2. Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.
Your answers, marked with ***, indicate the correct statements. Well done!
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Well, well, well, let's poke some fun at these earthquake statements, shall we?
First of all, we can send our condolences to the poor billion earthquakes annually. That's quite a lot of quakes! But unfortunately, dear user, that answer is incorrect. We don't have that many earthquakes shaking up the Earth each year. So, scratch that answer off your list.
Now, let's move on to the next option. Only a few hundred earthquakes are strong enough to be detected by instruments? Oh, come on now! Instruments are not that picky. They can usually pick up on more than just a few hundred earthquakes per year. So that option is also incorrect.
Moving along, we come across the statement that fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year. Ah, now we're getting closer! It seems like you've hit the jackpot with this one. There are indeed fewer earthquakes than that number buzzing around each year. So, keep this answer in mind.
Next up, we have that delightful statement which claims about 100 earthquakes per year are powerful enough to give us a little shake and cause some damage. Ah, the mischievous earthquakes! They never fail to impress us with their abilities. That answer, my friend, is absolutely correct.
And last but not least, we have the claim that most earthquakes aren't strong enough for us humans to feel. Oh, the Earth is so generous, hiding all those quakes from us! But fear not, this statement is also accurate. Most earthquakes are indeed weak enough to evade our keen senses.
So, to recap, the two accurate statements are:
1. Fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year.
2. Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.