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Earth's core is mostly made up of iron and magnesium. (True or False)   show
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show False  
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show False  
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Pressure and temperature increase as you move deeper below Earth's surface. (True or False)   show
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To learn about Earth's interior, geologists study how seismic waves move through Earth. (True or False)   show
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The core is Earth's outer skin of solid rock. (True or False)   show
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show Mantle  
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list the main layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost   show
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Which best describes the mantle?   show
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show Lithosphere  
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show Outer Core  
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solid part of earth made of iron and nickel.   show
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show Reverse  
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show Viscosity  
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show Continental-Continental Convergence  
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Which type of volcano forms when small pieces of magma are ejected into the air and then fall back to Earth and pile up around a vent.   show
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show Shield  
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Rates earthquake intensity   show
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Measure of the energy released by an earthquake   show
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Force per unit area acting on a material   show
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Fracture in rock along which movement occurs   show
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Wave generated by vertical motions of the seafloor   show
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Deformation of materials as a result of stress   show
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show The Area Directly Above the Focus  
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At which point will the most damage occur as a result of an earthquake?   show
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show Oh ok cool thanks man.  
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show Focus  
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show Primary Waves (P-waves)  
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show True  
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show I to XII that rates the structural damage due to an earthquake.  
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In the figure, the stress on block 'Z' is parallel, aka...   show
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The San Andreas Fault in California and the Alpine Fault in New Zealand are examples of ________.   show
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In a(n) ________ fault, the hanging wall block moves up with respect to the footwall block.   show
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show fault blocks uplifted by late Tertiary to Quaternary normal faulting.  
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In an image where the oceanic crust is trusting under the earths crust and creating a wedge, what would you call it?   show
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In 1980, ________ was the first Cascade Range volcano to erupt since Mt. Lassen in 1915-16.   show
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The Pacific Ring of Fire is predominately a ______ boundary.   show
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When mapping the depths of earthquakes, which type of convergent boundary has deeper earthquakes? Oceanic/Oceanic, Oceanic/Continental, Continental/Continental   show
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The thin and solid outmost layer of the Earth.   show
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show Outer Core  
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Strong lower part of the mantle.   show
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The thick layer of rock between the earth's crust and core.   show
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The solid innermost part of the earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel under extremely high pressure and temperature.   show
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The solid, plastic layer of the mantle made up of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.   show
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The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.   show
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What are the three main kinds of rock?   show
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Provide examples of Igneous rocks   show
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Provide examples of Metamorphic rocks   show
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Provide examples of Sedimentary rocks   show
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show Cooled and crystallized magma  
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show Rocks subjected to heat and pressure  
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How are Sedimentary rocks made?   show
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How does a volcano form?   show
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Where does a volcano form?   show
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Name all types of fault boundary’s.   show
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Label the layers of the earth.   show
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show Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere  
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Define convection currents.   show
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show portable monitoring station, Global Positioning System, digital monitors, Thermal imaging  
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