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| Which zone of the Earth's interior is liquid? |
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| Which part of the Earth is the most dense? |
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| The rigid tectonic plates move over the asthenosphere which is... |
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| Plate tectonics is driven by energy from |
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| the Earth's internal heat |
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| What is a characteristic of convergent plate boundaries? |
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| Destruction of old lithosphere |
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| Tensional stress (stretching) results in |
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| Describe a Seismic P wave |
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| The second seismic waves to reach distant recording instruments are |
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| The time interval between arrivals of the P and S waves can determine |
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| Which is used to determine an earthquake's Richter magnitude? |
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| When one crustal plate is sliding past another, the plate boundary is a |
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| In elastic deformation a solid will |
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| Return to its original shape when the force is removed |
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