Why are all intermediate- to deep-focus earthquakes generated at convergent plate boundaries? What will be an ideal response?
The convergent plates generate compressional forces as a result of plate subduction. The down-going
plate undergoes phase changes as it descends into the mantle.
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Describe the formation of a subsidence inversion and explain how this influences air pollution.
What will be an ideal response?
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Slate generally forms from the low-grade metamorphism of ___
a) mudstone or shale b) sandstone c) limestone d) arkose e) breccia
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Global glaciation events can create variations in local sea level changes
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In thrust faulting, ________
A) horizontal, tensional stresses drive the deformation B) the crust is shortened and thickened C) the hanging wall block slips downward along the thrust fault D) grabens develop on the footwall block
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