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Exam 1
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2014

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Which zone of the Earth's interior is liquid?
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Outer core
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Which part of the Earth is the MOST dense?
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Core
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The tectonic plates overlie the asthenosphere which is
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semi-molten and convecting.
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Plate tectonics is driven by energy from
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the Earth's internal heat
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Which is characteristic of divergent plate boundaries?
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Formation of new ocean crust
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Stress is defined as
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an applied force.
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Which of the following describes seismic P waves?
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Compressional waves
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The second seismic waves to reach distant recording instruments are the
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S waves
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The time interval between arrivals of the P and S waves can determine
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earthquake distance
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Which is used to determine an earthquake's Richter magnitude?
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seimic wave height
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When one crustal plate is sliding past another, the plate boundary is a
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transform boundary
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In PLASTIC deformation a solid will
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permanently change its shape.
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To pinpoint the location of a distant earthquake, you must have records from
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at least three seismographs
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Before an earthquake can occur, energy must first be stored as
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Elastic Strain
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earthquake intensity
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Distribution of values shown on a map
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