Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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The difference between the travel of p-waves and s... more
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The pressure inside the core is very high compared... more
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A denser ship floating in water is at more depth ... more
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The Earth's crust floats around on the mantle just... more
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The shape of the present-day continents suggest ... more
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The scientific community could not imagine solid ... more
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The upper layers are younger than the lower layers... more
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The crust thickness decreases at the points of the... more
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The crust thickness increases at the point of ... more
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P-waves are longitudinal waves, and they can ... more
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No ; S-waves are an example of transverse waves, ... more
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Surface waves are categorized into primary waves (... more
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Andrija Mohorovicic studied the speed of seismic ... more
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S-waves cannot travel through liquids. At the ... more
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The speed of P-waves increases as they move from ... more
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It is observed that S-waves are reflected from a ... more
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Asthenosphere is a solid layer with molten liquid ... more
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The continental crust is less dense than the ... more
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The continental crust is less dense than the ... more
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Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of ... more
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Pangaea ; The continents were part of a single ... more
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Paleomagnetism is the study of the magnetic field ... more
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The deepest part of oceans are near the continents... more
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Harry Hess collected data about the depth of the ... more
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The ocean floor floats on the mantle, which ... more
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According to the seafloor spreading hypothesis, ... more
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Divergent boundaries: These are the boundaries ... more
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Convection currents are caused by the temperature ... more
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Hot rocks beneath the lithosphere causes the ... more
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The divergent boundary (Mid Atlantic ridge) ... more
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Oceanic-oceanic convergenceOceanic-continental ... more
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A transform boundary is a boundary between plates ... more
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Folded rocks are formed because of compressional ... more
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The Earth's crust is a bed of different layers ... more
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Reverse faults occur because of compression stress... more
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Normal fault, reverse fault ; The reverse fault is... more
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The rocks break when the stress reaches the ... more
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Most of the world's volcanoes are at the ... more
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The energy of tsunami waves comes from earthquakes... more
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When the slinky is pushed forward and backward, ... more
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The upper part of the mantle (asthenosphere) ... more
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The frame with five straws is stronger than the ... more
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10% ; Calculate the weight of the ocean crust and... more
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; The rate of spreading is given as . The time ... more
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; The distance can be calculated by multiplying ... more
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; The time period between 2025 and 2005 is .... more
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; The time period can be calculated by dividing ... more
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The continental crust has a density of around , ... more
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Rayleigh waves are a type of surface waves, and ... more
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The density of silicon is around , which is least ... more
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Indonesia is a country situated in the deep ... more
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The divergent boundary has the plates moving apart... more
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P-waves travel faster than S-waves. P-waves can ... more
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P-type waves (primary waves) are longitudinal and ... more
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The speed of seismic waves increases at a shallow ... more
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The P-wave (primary wave) shadow is caused by an ... more
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The speed of P-waves increases as they move from ... more
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The melting point of a material increases with the... more
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Even though the crust is formed of brittle rocks, ... more
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Yes, the mantle is denser than the crust. ... more
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The continental crust floats on the mantle just ... more
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The continental crust floats on the mantle just ... more
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As the mountains erode, the depth of crust ... more
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The temperature of the lithosphere is less than ... more
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The outer core of the earth is in a molten state ... more
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Glacial striations are the cut marks formed by the... more
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Paleomagnetism is the study of the earth's ... more
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Earth's crust is situated on the mantle, which can... more
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The crystals in the seafloor are crystallized ... more
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The magnetic pole reversal is the interchange of ... more
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According to the seafloor spreading hypothesis, ... more
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The mid-ocean ridge is the longest mountain chain ... more
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The theory of plate tectonics suggests that the ... more
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The oceanic crust is destroyed and created ... more
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Divergent boundaries ; The seafloor spreading is a... more
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The collision of the tectonic plates, the Nazca ... more
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The A mountains are formed at a continental-... more
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The mountains tend to form in narrow ranges ... more
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Transform boundary separates the country N A plate... more
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The oceanic crust is basaltic in nature, while ... more
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Andesitic magma is formed at the oceanic-... more
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The A ocean is approximately 200 million years ... more
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The divergent boundaries form basaltic magma while... more
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The mountain H is formed due to a collision ... more
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The lithosphere is created at the mid-ocean ... more
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The oceanic plate is denser than the continental ... more
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The most damage during an earthquake occurs at the... more
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The earthquake in Alaska took place due to reverse... more
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The Mercalli scale is based on the amount of ... more
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The faults and folds are the results of ... more
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The ground shakes 10 times more in a 6.6 ... more
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Most of the reverse faults occur at the P rim, ... more
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The earthquakes in the parts of southern C are ... more
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The R mountains and A mountains are formed due to ... more
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The state of N, eastern C, southern O, southern I... more
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The earthquakes in southern C are caused by the ... more
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The rocks in the anticlines are oldest at the ... more
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The tectonic plates are irregular in nature. The ... more
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The ocean crust is continuously flowing over the ... more
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According to the theory of continental drift, all ... more
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The metamorphic rocks are generally formed at ... more
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An article in the Journal Of Geophysical ... more
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The seismic waves travel faster in rigid rocks ... more
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At the tectonic plate boundaries. The earthquakes ... more
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The lithosphere will rise in the liquid mantle... more
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The increased rate will shorten the day length, ... more
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The formation of different types of rocks can be ... more
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The formation of mountain chains, creation, and ... more
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The crystallization of the mantle takes place at ... more
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The seafloor spreading hypothesis suggests that ... more
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The mantle and the crust are two different layers ... more
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The speed of seismic waves is less in liquids than... more
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The heat does not flow from the mantle to the core... more
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Friction between diverging plates creates ... more
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The age of the seafloor is oldest near the ... more
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Divergent ; At the divergent boundaries, the ... more
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Subduction is a process of destruction of ocean ... more
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The tension forces pull rocks apart, but the ... more