How do striations or slickenlines relate to kinematics?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: They indicate the local slip vector, but do not reveal the sense of slip.

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Earthquakes result from the sudden release of elastic strain energy previously stored in rocks surrounding a zone of fault movement.

a. true b. false

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Whereas max believed the equitable distribution would solve perceived imbalances between populations and food supply, Malthus argued for

A) birth control. B) women's rights. C) colonialism. D) technology. E) emigration.

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Which of the following countries has the fastest growing population?

a. China b. United States c. France d. Great Britain e. Germany

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A GPS receiver can collect the height in addition to the horizontal position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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

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