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The San Andreas fault in California is a
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Strike slip fault
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Continental crust extends farther down into the mantle than oceanic crust because
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Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust
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Thermal convection movement in the upper mantle
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Greatly influences the Earth's surface features
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Seismic waves are classified as body waves and surface waves. An example of a body wave is a
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Primary wave (p-wave)
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Isostasy is
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Crustal equilibrium relative to the mantle
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According to plate tectonic theory, the San Andreas fault is a
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Transform fault
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Alfred Wegener supposrted his theory of continental drift by
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Making a connection btw the rocks, rock structures, and plant and animal fossils found in both Africa and South America
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The Richter scale measures an Earthquakes
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Magnitude
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The earth's layer with plastic-like behavior is the
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Mantle
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The fastest seismic wave is a
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Primary wave
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When you stretch a rubber band, you are applying
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Tentional stress
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The mantle is composed of
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Iron-rich silicate rocks.
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Convergent boundaries are areas of
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Plate collision
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Continenal crust is very buoyant compared with the oceanic crust because the continental crust is
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Predominantly composed of granitic rocks whereas oceanic crust is composed of basaltic rocks
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The outer core is liquid because
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Of less weight, and thus less pressure on it
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