Question

when attempting to determine a faults seismic history, geophysicists like dr. estella atekwana at the university of delaware rely in part on data about the faults physical dimensions and geological features. for example, data from the us geological survey show the and most recent deformation (less than 130 thousand years ago) of the kawich range fault in nye county, nevada. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a) length (30 km), slip rate (less than 0.2 mm/yr), b) length, (30 km); slip rate, (less than 0.2 mm/yr); c) length, (30 km), slip rate, (less than 0.2 mm/yr) d) length (30 km) slip rate (less than 0.2 mm/yr)

Explanation:

The text is about geophysicists studying a fault's seismic history using geological data. The question asks for the option that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. Options are about length and slip - rate descriptions. In English grammar and style, punctuation and phrasing should be correct. Option A has correct punctuation and phrasing for presenting the length and slip - rate information.

Answer:

A. length (30 km), slip rate (less than 0.2 mm/yr)