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ereecah

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Normal faults are caused by ____ stress.
 A)tensional
 B)compressional
 C)elastic
 D)shear
 E)rebound

Question 2

The study of paleomagnetism is possible because ____.
 A)the magnetic minerals in rocks create Earth's magnetic field
 B)most rocks contain no magnetic minerals
 C)each continent has its own magnetic pole
 D)the magnetic minerals in a cooling lava point toward the north magnetic pole
 E)the Curie point of minerals changes constantly



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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