With their up-and-down and side-to-side motions, S waves shake the ground surface and can do severe damage to buildings.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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What will be an ideal response?

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If you had this type of deformation of a region, it would

A. thin the crust and cause subsidence. B. thicken the crust and cause subsidence. C. thin the crust and cause uplift. D. thicken the crust and cause uplift. E. None of these choices are correct.

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Until about 5000 B.C. most people in the world lived by

A. working at McDonald's B. hunting and gathering C. farming D. serving in armies

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At Barrow, Alaska (latitude 70°N), you would expect the prevailing wind to be ____

A) northerly B) easterly C) southerly D) westerly

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