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| A brittle substance characteristically has |
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| a narrow span between the elastic limit and the plastic limit. |
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| The following would hinder the formation of fractures in rocks |
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| high confining stress or uniform stress |
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| the essential conditions controlling the relative importance of brittle properties versus ductile properties of rocks are |
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| slow application of stress on rocks over a long period of time would most likely result in which type of behavior |
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| rapid application of stress on rocks over a short period of time would most likely result in which type of behavior |
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| many shallow earthquakes with low magnitures occur at lower crust or near transition between crust and mantle. The properties of rocks at these places are most likely to be |
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| The formation of reverse faults is due to |
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| rocks that are ductile tend to be associated with |
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| The san andreas dault is an example of a |
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| right-lateral strike split fault |
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| in an anticline the limbs dip |
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| away from the axial trace and the oldest rocks are in the center |
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| in a syncline the limbs dip |
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| toward the axial trace and the youngest rocks are in the center |
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| in a syncline the limbs dip |
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| toward the axial trace and the youngest rocks are in the center |
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| rock lauers exposed to surface in a zig-zag manner would imply the presence of |
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| The east african rift and other major rifts are a result of |
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| an extension of the crust |
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| The topography of the basic and range province that encompasses Nevada and portions of the surrounding states has been generated by a system of north to south trending |
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| The black hills of western south dakota is a |
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| in rocks, joints with orientations nearly perpendicular to the surface can be produced by |
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| tensional stresses when rocks in the crust are folded |
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| Loch Ness, the home of a mythical monster, in scotland is situated on a |
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| left-lateral strike-slip fault |
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| in an area, the same rocks appearing in the form of a parallel ridges would imply |
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| a series of folds with their axes nearly horizontal |
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