Asked by bob

Which statement about earthquakes is accurate? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

A few hundred earthquakes per year are strong enough to be detected by instruments.
A few hundred earthquakes per year are strong enough to be detected by instruments.

About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.
About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.

Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.
Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.

More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.
More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.

Fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answers:
- About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.
- Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.

Most earthquakes are very small and go unnoticed; only on the order of a few dozen to a few hundred per year are large enough (depending on location and proximity to people) to cause damage.