Which of the following does not determine the amount of destruction caused by seismic shaking? a. intensity of the shakingb. type of faultc. nature of the building materiald. duration of the shakinge. nature of the ground material

b. type of fault

Explanation:

When an earthquake occurs, there is the energy liberation form the region the earthquake emanated. This region is popularly known as focus and it emits series of seismic waves. the presence of these seismic waves beneath the earth's crust leads to different types of vibration. The type of fault present in the system does not influence the effects of seismic shaking.  

Option B is correct (Types of fault).

Explanation:

This is because, when an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the seismic waves travel from the place the earthquake starts. This place is known as the focus. Seismic waves that originate from the focus cause intense shaking at the Earth surface that can cause buildings and roads to collapse. The types of fault does not determine the amount of destruction caused by the shaking. Earthquakes only occurs faults.

the correct answers are:

a - pacific plate;

it is the biggest oceanic tectonic plate. surrounded on all sides by continental tectonic plates, it is submerging and gradually becoming smaller and smaller.

b - north american plate;

huge continental plate, occupying big portion of the northern hemisphere.

c -eurasian plate;

alongside the north american plate, it is one of the two dominant continental plates in the northern hemisphere.

d - indian plate;

a small continental plate, that has been part of gondwanaland initially, but after the break up of it, moved towards northeast and pushed into the eurasian plate that was once part of laurasia.