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Geology 111 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Geology 111 Exam Questions And Answers 
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Most natural disasters are which of the following? - answerrarely if ever cyclic because there 
are too many overlapping effects 
The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because ____. - answermore 
people are moving into areas at high risk for natural disasters 
When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster? - answerwhen it happens in 
an area without any people 
Which of the following was t...
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Geo 401 Final Exam 2023 with 100% correct answers
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Stress - correct answer --Force per unit area that causes rocks to deform 
-units are Pascals 
-EX. confining and/or directed pressure 
 
Strain - correct answer -Amount of deformation expressed as a % of distortion 
 
Strength - correct answer --Rocks break when they fail, strength is exceeded 
-units are Pascals 
 
Why is knowing rock strength important? - correct answer --Design of tunnels, overpasses, roads, buildings 
-Integral for understanding how/where to drill, blast, design, construct ...
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AQA Physics GCSE 4.6.1 - Waves in air, fluids and solids 100% Pass
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AQA Physics GCSE 4.6.1 - Waves in air, fluids and solids 100% Pass What are the two types of waves? Tranverse Longitudinal 
What is a transverse wave? A wave for which the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. 
What is a longitudinal wave? A wave for which the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer., 
Give two examples of transverse waves. Electromagnetic waves Seismic s-waves 
Give two examples of longitudinal waves. Sound waves Seismic p-wav...
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Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT>
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Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station 
 
 
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph 
 
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) (2 marks) 
 
1.	Have you ever experienced an earthquake? 
 
If so, what did it feel like? 
 
My mom did. Firstly she felt Inaudible sound around the entire building, Entire building once. 
 
2.	Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks alo...
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Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT>
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Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT> 
 
Name:		Date: 	 
 
 
Earthquakes GIZMO 
 
 
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph 
 
 
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 
 
 
 
Gizmo Warm-up 
The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo simulates the seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo. 
 
1.	The epice
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AMU ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Fall 2021 Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98%
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American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam 
Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% 
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? 
Question options: 
patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge 
d fossils on distant continents 
ges and the age marine rocks 
bduction zones 
erns and GPS measurements 
Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? 
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boundary 
tspots 
boundary 
boundary 
ges 
The...
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Geologic Hazards Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024
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Geologic Hazards Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024Asthenosphere - correct answer Under the lithosphere, it is the weak upper mantle where isostatic adjustments are made, magma generated, and seismic waves are strongly attenuated 
 
Attenuation - correct answer A reduction in the amplitude of seismic waves produced by divergance, scattering, reflection, and absorption 
 
Avalanche - correct answer A large mass of snow, ice, rock, of mixtures of the above, falling, sliding, or ...
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M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors
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M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors 
 
Name:	Mia Anguiano	Date:	 
 
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph 
 
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 
 
 
Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks along a fault, or fracture, in Earth’s crust. The most famous fault in the 
U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California. 
 
Gizmo Warm-up 
The Earthquakes 1 – Reco...
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Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT>
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Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT> 
 
Name:		Date: 	 
 
 
Earthquakes GIZMO 
 
 
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph 
 
 
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 
 
 
 
Gizmo Warm-up 
The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo simulates the seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo. 
 
1.	The epice...
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SDI final review
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Objects under water appear 60 percent larger than they do on land. - Answer- true 
 
As you descend: - Answer- Colors appear to fade. 
Reds and oranges are among the first colors to disappear. 
At 30 m/99 ft, little color remains other than blues, grays, blacks and whites. 
All of the above. 
 
Because sound travels faster under water: - Answer- It is harder to determine the direction from which a sound is coming. 
 
Which of the following is/are true? - Answer- Water conducts heat away from you...
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