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Compared to the crust at A, the crust at B is
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
Which medium-grain-sized metamorphic rock is composed mostly of the same mineral as the sedimentary rock limestone?
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
The Tug Hill region of New York State is geologically classifi ed as a plateau because this region has relatively
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
What is the most probable age of the ocean floor at location X, if the Pacific Plate and the Juan de Fuca Plate are moving at the same rate?
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
A glacial moraine is best described as
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
Why are P-waves received, but S-waves are not received by seismic stations located on the opposite side of Earth from an earthquake epicenter?
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of sand?
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
Scientists infer that this impact contributed to the extinction of
unsorted sediment directly deposited by a glacier
Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves.
high elevation and horizontal bedrock
0.3 cm/s
thinner and more dense
marble
many land plants
8 million years
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