Geography

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To correlate rock units over a large area or to correlate age-equivalent units of different ... Started by yoroshambo	1 Replies 140 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by cascooper22
The largest mountains on continents are formed by ____ deformation. A)tensional B)shear stress ... Started by kwoodring	1 Replies 96 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mtmmmmmk
What evidence has shown conclusively that the oceanic crust is geologically young and that the ... Started by rmenurse	1 Replies 73 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by wergv
The geologic time scale is a static concept that has allowed geologists to accurately date past ... Started by formula1	1 Replies 118 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by nathang24
Differential movement on faults has produced uplifted blocks called ____ and down-dropped blocks ... Started by Zulu123	1 Replies 152 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by tjayeee
An easy way to visualize plate movement is to think of a(n) ____. A)water-skier skimming across the ... Started by Alygatorr01285	1 Replies 93 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by frejo
Stratigraphy is the study of the composition, origin, areal distribution and age relationships of ... Started by olgavictoria	1 Replies 161 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Ptupou85
The thicker crust of mountains ____. A)sinks into thinner crust at depth B)floats on denser rock at ... Started by ss2343	3 Replies 114 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by cdmart10
One of the best-known transform faults is the San Andreas Fault in California. This fault ____. A)is ... Started by MirandaLo	1 Replies 107 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Heffejeff
The most visible signs of human activities, such as cities, factories, and power plants, will not be ... Started by Medesa	1 Replies 80 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by bbburns21
The thickest crust found is ____. A)beneath mountains B)at the oldest regions of the continents C)at ... Started by ericka1	1 Replies 86 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by juwms
What operating forces are primarily at work at divergent plate boundaries? A)compressional B)lateral ... Started by james0929	1 Replies 98 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by morrie123456
A fossil is determined to be 175,000 years old. This is an example of a(n) ____ date. A)radiometric ... Started by karen	1 Replies 174 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by pikon
Stress is measured as ____________________ per unit area. Fill in the blank(s) with correct ... Started by dollx	1 Replies 82 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by livaneabi
When two continents collide, they are welded together along a zone marking the former site of ... Started by plus1	1 Replies 61 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by ju
What is the approximate age of Earth? A)10,000 years B)12.6 million years C)3.2 million years D)4.6 ... Started by maychende	3 Replies 209 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by InfiniteSteez
A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched and the marginal strata are ... Started by burton19126	1 Replies 86 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Mochi
Many metallic mineral deposits such as copper, gold, lead, silver, tin, and zinc are related to ... Started by K@	1 Replies 115 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by blakeserpa
Uniformitarianism is the assumption that ____. A)principles of one branch of science apply to other ... Started by Davideckstein7	1 Replies 75 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by jjorrostieta
A fault with both dip-slip and strike-slip movement is classified as a(n) ____________________ ... Started by Arii_bell	1 Replies 138 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mochi09
As far back as 1620, Sir Francis Bacon commented on the similarity of the shorelines of western ... Started by ETearle	1 Replies 62 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by dominiqueenicolee
What principle states that in an undisturbed succession of sedimentary rocks, the oldest layer is at ... Started by dakota nelson	1 Replies 85 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by zenzy
Rocks that lie beneath the fault plane make up the ____________________ block. Fill in the blank(s) ... Started by MirandaLo	1 Replies 116 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by bassamabas
____________________ rise more than one kilometer above the seafloor, and if flat-topped, they are ... Started by EAugust	3 Replies 453 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by matt
The principle that Earth's crust is in floating equilibrium with the denser mantle below is known as ... Started by khang	1 Replies 123 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by dawsa925