LSU GEOG 2051 Exam 1 Newest 2025/2026
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Seismic wave - CORRECT ANSWER-the waves of energy caused by the sudden
breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels
through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. A fat joke
P-Waves - CORRECT ANSWER-are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the
two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology, that
travel through a continuum and are the first waves from an earthquake to arrive
at a seismograph. (primary)
, S-Waves - CORRECT ANSWER-secondary waves, or shear waves (sometimes
called an elastic S-wave) are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main
types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an
object, unlike surface waves. MORE damaging than the other type of waves.
Craton - CORRECT ANSWER-large, stable block of crust forming the nucleus of
a continent. L
Shield - CORRECT ANSWER-is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian
crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically
stable areas. In all cases, the age of these rocks is greater than 570 million years
and sometimes dates back 2 to 3.5 billion years.
Terrane - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault bounded area or region with distinctive
stratigraphy
Relief - CORRECT ANSWER-Difference in elevation between any two points
Topographic regions - CORRECT ANSWER-The shape, height, and depth of the
land surface in a place or region.
Questions and Correct Answers Graded
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Seismic wave - CORRECT ANSWER-the waves of energy caused by the sudden
breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels
through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. A fat joke
P-Waves - CORRECT ANSWER-are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the
two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology, that
travel through a continuum and are the first waves from an earthquake to arrive
at a seismograph. (primary)
, S-Waves - CORRECT ANSWER-secondary waves, or shear waves (sometimes
called an elastic S-wave) are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main
types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an
object, unlike surface waves. MORE damaging than the other type of waves.
Craton - CORRECT ANSWER-large, stable block of crust forming the nucleus of
a continent. L
Shield - CORRECT ANSWER-is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian
crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically
stable areas. In all cases, the age of these rocks is greater than 570 million years
and sometimes dates back 2 to 3.5 billion years.
Terrane - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault bounded area or region with distinctive
stratigraphy
Relief - CORRECT ANSWER-Difference in elevation between any two points
Topographic regions - CORRECT ANSWER-The shape, height, and depth of the
land surface in a place or region.
