Midterm Exam Flashcards
1
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A Mw 8 earthquake generate ground shaking that is ____ time greater than that of Mw 4 earthquake
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10,000
2
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The time needed for Earth to complete one cycle of obliquity is ______.
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41,000 years
2
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Majority of the magmas that are expelled into the Earth’s surface are generated from what tectonic feature?
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Mid-oceanic Ridge
3
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Volcanism is prevalent in what type of plate tectonic boundary?
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Convergent Plate Boundaries
4
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The following are sporadic processes, except:
a. Slumping b. Tsunami c. Uplift d. Creep e. Both c and d
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E.
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The following are concordant plutonic structures, except: a. Sills b. Lopoliths c. Laccoliths d. dikes e. Both b and d
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D. dikes
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The Philippines is considered to be what type of tectonic feature?
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mature volcanic island arc
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