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the maximum angle between a planar surface and a horizontal plane
dip
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forces acting in opposite directions
compressional stress
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a fold with only one limb
monocline
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a structure that has dips towards it from all sides
basin
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recumbent folds
are overturned to the point that limbs are horizontal
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the angle between the axis of a fold and the ground surface
plunge
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if a anticline on a geologic map forms a nose pointing towards the east it is plunging towards that
east
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a break in rocks there has been relative motion in called
fault
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the exposed face of a fault
scarp
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the fault that divided the Basin and Range PRovince from the Mojava Province is called
garlock fault
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mountains formed a "pressure ridges"
san gabriels
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a very flat (low angle) normal fault is called
detachment fault
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the main type of faults in the basin and range province of the western UNited States is
normal
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the mountain ranges in the Basin and Range Province are
horsts
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p waves
are compressional waves
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triagulation from 3 seismographs locations is done to
locate the epicenter
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the difference in arrivale time between the P and S waves tells
the distance from the epicenter
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the epicenter of an earthquake, by definition, must always be
at the surface of the earth
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rivers and glaciers get their energy from
solar energy and the external heat engine
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the internal heat engine provides the energy for
earthquakes
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the earths tectonic plates are moves by convection in the
mantle
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all of the earths ocean flood was created in
mid ocean ridges
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what feature is found when two oceanic plates converge
trench
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compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is less dense
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the deepest earthquakes are
where plates are converging
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the himalaya mountains formed
as two continents collided
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a rift valley would be found where tectonic plates are
diverging
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the hawaiian island are
over a hot spot in the mantle
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the atomic particle with a positive electrical charge is called the
proton
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the this element would from a cation
iron
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the suns energy is produced by
nuclear fusion
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an amoprhous solid is a
glass
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the type of chemical bond that is most flexible is
metallic
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a mineral must be a
solid
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what is a example of a non mineral
wood, oil
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metallic glassy and dull are examples of
luster
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which property is useful in identifying almost all minerals
hardness
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a mineral that breaks into curved or irregular fragments is demonstration
fracture
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the streak of a mineral describes
the powder left on a white plate
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mafic minerals are rich in
iron and magnesium
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silica tetrahedra contain a silicon atom surrounded by atoms of what element
oxygen
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a volcanic rock with a mafic composition is called
basalt
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a igneous rock with 2 different sizes of crystals in it is
porphyritic
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sharp angular lava is called
aa
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cinder cones
are entirely made of pyroclastic material
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the largest volcanoes are
shield volcano
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the type of volcano made of andesite is
composite volcano
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a good example of caldera is
crater lake
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the city of Armenro Colombis was destroyed in 1985 by
volcanic mudflows
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a nuee ardante is
a glowing cloud of hot gas and ash
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a lava that erupts underwater would have
pillow structures
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a felsic intrusive rock would be called
basalt
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the mineral commonly known as "fools gold" is
pyrite
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decompression, or lowering of pressure will help rocks
to melt
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the rate that temperture increases with depth downward into the earth is the
benioff zone
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according to Bowen's reaction series, the first silicate mineral to melt as a rock is heated will be
quartz
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which of the following minerals is not part of discontinuous series of bowen;s reaction series
gypsum
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polymorphs are different minerals with the same
chemical formula
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calcite, dolomite, malchite are
carbonates
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the chain silicate minerals groups are amphiboles and the
pyroxenes
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rock are more likey to melt
when water is present
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an igneous structure that is cuts the bedding in older rock is called a
dike
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an igneous rock made of giant crystals (up to 10 meters) is called
pegmatite
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the force that drives mass wasting is
gravity
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the greatest annual property in the U S is from
floods
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a type of mass wasting where the interior sturcture of the material will not be preserved
flow
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a desirable feature from the perspective of avoiding mass wasting is
bedding in the opposite direction to the slope
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the volume of water flowing down a river is called the
discharge
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rock grains that move alone the bed of a stream in a jumping motion are said to move by
saltation
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the type of drainage pattern shown in the stream map below is
dendritic
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a perfectly straight river would have a sinuosity of
1
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a youthful stream will not have
a wide flood plain
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sandbars deposited on the inside of meander curves are called
point bar
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the sediment deposited by a meandering stream
get finer upward
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darcys law is used to calculate
porosity
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a rock that prevents any water from flowing through is called an
aquiclude
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in order to have a flowing artesian well you must have
a recharge area at a higher elevation than the well
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above the water table is
the vabose zone
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a feature sticking up from the floor of a cave would be a
stalagmite
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if there is more than one water table in an area the higher waterable is
perched
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a large crack into a glacier is called
creavasse
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firn is
partially recrystallized snow
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a sharp ridge between two glaciers is called
arete
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unsorted glacial sediment is called
till
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which moraine is a type of end moraine
recessional
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roc that prevents any water from flowing through is called an
aquiclude
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in order to have a flowing artesian well you must have
a recharge areas at a higher elevation that the well
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above the water table is
vadose zone
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a feature sticking up from the floor of a cave would be a
stalagmite
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if there is more than one water table in an area the higher water table is
perched
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a large crack into a glacier is called
crevasse
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firm is
partially recrystallized snow
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a sharp ridge between two glaciers is called
arete
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the energy for waves comes from
the wind
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most beaches have the largest waves in the
winter
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the highest point on a wave is the
crest
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bend waves parallel to the shoreline
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the vertical distance from the trough to the crest of a wave is the
-
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the circular motions of the water beneath a wave are called
orbitals
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wave base for a wave is equale to
half the wavelength
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between the berm and the seacliffs you would fine what part of a beach
backshore
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if you are caught in a rip current you should
swim parallel to the shore
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upper newport bay and bolsa chica are good examples of
estuaries
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which of the following protective measures actually increase the erosion on a beach
sea walls
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beach erosion is a greater problem today then in then past mainly because of
most rivers are dammed
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the greatest loss of sand from beaches occurs when the sand
flows down submarine canyons
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if a groin is built then there will be
some depostition on the side that the longsore current is coming from, but an equal amount of erosion on the downcurrent side
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a sand bar attached to the coast on one side is called
spit
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offshore rocks left behind as a coastline erodes are called
stacks
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a world wide change in sealevel is called
eustatic
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the steepest part of a continental margin is the
continental slope
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the edge of the continental shelf is called the
shelf break
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a flat topped seamount is called a
guyot
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which is not part of an ophiolite sequence
rhyolite
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the deepest part of the oceans are the
trenches
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a ring shaped coral island is called a
atoll
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the place where you would find life forms that get their energy from the "internal heat engine" rather than the "external heat engine: would be
around "black smokers"
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