How are joints different from faults?

What will be an ideal response?


Both joints and faults are fractures in the Earth's crust; however, faults are where appreciable displacement has occurred, while joints have not undergone appreciable displacement.

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?Which statement is true of sediments in the ocean?

a. Biogenous sediments comprise a larger area than terrigenous sediments.
b. Terrigenous sediments comprise a larger area than biogenous sediments.
c. Hydrogenous sediments cover more volume than biogenous sediments.
d. Cosmogenous sediments cover more volume than biogenous sediments.
e. Terrigenous and biogenous sediments are equal in area and volume.

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The main current in Antarctic waters is the ________ Current

A) Antarctic Circumpolar B) Benguela C) Malvinas D) South Australian E) South Equatorial

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How can those conditions change during an orogenic event?

What will be an ideal response?

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There are ____ separate belts of moving air, or prevailing winds

a. Two b. Four c. Six d. Eight e. Ten

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