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ishan

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In an undeformed sequence of rocks, the youngest rocks are found
 
  A) at the bottom of the rock sequence.
  B) as an eroded bed.
  C) at the top of the rock sequence.
  D) in the core of an anticline.

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The Richter magnitude scale is logarithmic, each 1-point increase on the scale corresponds to a
 
  A) 100-fold increase in the amplitude of ground shaking.
  B) 30-fold increase in the amplitude of ground shaking.
  C) 10-fold increase in the amplitude of ground shaking.
  D) an increase of 30 times the energy for each magnitude.


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brittiany.barnes

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


ishan

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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