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What is below the hanging wall in a fault?
The footwall
Who came up with the idea of pangea?
Alfred Wegener
What rock is typical of oceanic crust?
Basalt
Which is denser oceanic or continental crust
Oceanic
What technology did marie tharp use to map the ocean floor?
Sonar
The bowl shaped depression is found at the peak of volcanoes
Crater
How many seismic stations are needed to determine an epicenter
3
What fault line is associated with a transform bounday
Strike slip
What is the s-p interval?
Difference in time between start of the S and P wave
Father of pressure
What geological formation is Iceland famous for:
Rift Valley
In a reverse fault the hanging wall moves:
Upward
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves:
Downward
Near a deep ocean trench you would expect to find what type of volcano:
Island Arc
True or False: All volcanoes are found near plate boundaries
False
What type of fault would be present near a transform boundary
Strike slip
What type of fault would be present near a divergent boundary
Normal
What type of fault would be present near a convergent boundary
Reverse
This type of volcano is involved in sea-floor spreading
Mid-ocean ridge volcano
Yellowstone is famous for this type of volcano
hot spot
Volcanoes are a _________ force on earth's surface
Constructive
What would be the difference between oceanic crust at a deep ocean trench and a mid ocean ridhe
Denser and older
What vessel traveled to the bottom of the marianas trench
Trieste
Who was famous for jumping in a volcano
Empedocles
The largest earthquake ever recorded hit this country:
Chile