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Compared to the velocity of an earthquakes's P-waves, the velocity of the S-waves in the same material is
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
What do mid-ocean ridges and hot spots beneath ocean plate have in common?
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
Compared to the continental crust of central North America, the oceanic crust of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
Which seismic information is needed to find the distance from an observer to an earthquake epicenter?
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
Scientists have classified Earth interior into the zones shown based primarily on evidence gained by studying
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
Waht usually causes tsunamis?
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
Wheich features are commolnly formed at the plate boundaries where continental crust converges with ocianic crust?
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
What characteristics of fossiles are most useful in correlating sedmentary rock layers?
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a deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
undersea earthquakes
P wave and S wave arrival times
Rising magma moves due to density differences
wide geographic distribution but limited to a particular rock formation
earthquake seismic waves
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