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Deformation is defined as the force that causes a rock body to change its volume and/or shape
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False
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Stress is defined as the chnage that a rock body undergoes in volume and/or shape
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False
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Shear is a type of stress
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True
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Compression is a type of deformation
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False
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Plastic deformation is permanent and non reversible
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True
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If stress is increased beyond materials elastic limit it will be permanently deformed
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True
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As the temperature of a rock increases it is more likely to behave in a brittle fashion
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False
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Dip-slip faults exhibit vertical motion
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True
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Strike-slip fautls exhibit vertical motion
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False
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The worlds deepest earthuakes occur in benioff zone associated with subduction
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True
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Seismic waves are generated at the epicenter of an earthquake
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False
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Surface waves are also known as L-waves
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True
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The magnitidue of an earthquake is measured by the Modified Mercalli Magnitude Scale
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False
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P-waves are faster than s-waves
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True
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The compaction of grains from cubic to hexagonal packing during an earthquake can lead to liquefaction
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True
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