100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
EAPS 106 – 45 Review Questions With Correct Answers $7.99
Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. EAPS 106
  4.  
  5. EAPS 106

Exam (elaborations)

EAPS 106 – 45 Review Questions With Correct Answers
 0 purchase
  • Course
  • EAPS 106
  • Institution
  • EAPS 106

Why the outer core is a liquid, but the hotter inner core is solid - ️️Because the inner core is under more pressure What a passive plate margin is - ️️a boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust that is not a plate boundary What a supercontinent is - ️️one big continent wi...

[Show more]

Preview 2 out of 14  pages

Document information

  • November 10, 2024
  • 14
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

  • eaps 106 review questions

Written for

  • EAPS 106
  • EAPS 106

Seller

avatar-seller
jackline98

Reviews received

Content preview

EAPS 106 – Review Questions
Why the outer core is a liquid, but the hotter inner core is solid
- ✔ ✔ Because the inner core is under more pressure

What a passive plate margin is - ✔ ✔ a boundary between
continental crust and oceanic crust that is not a plate boundary

What a supercontinent is - ✔ ✔ one big continent with
most or all of the land mass

What an asperity is - ✔ ✔ rough spots along the fault
prevent the fault from sliding until they are broken
What caused the high topography of the Himalayas and Tibet -
✔ ✔ India colliding into Asia during continental drift and
creating the tallest mountains in the world (only time two
continents collided)

, What drives plate tectonics - ✔ ✔ Convection in the Earth's
solid-state mantle drives plate tectonics (bottom surface is hot
and top surface is cold)
Why the US Geological Survey believes there is a high seismic
hazard in the midwest - ✔ ✔ Three of the largest
earthquakes to occur in the contiguous U.S. happened in the
midwest.
How GPS is used to predict how big the next earthquake in a
region is likely to be - ✔ ✔ GPS measurements enable us
to measure slip deficit rates, the amount an earthquake will
need to slip in order to reduce elastic stress build-up.
How many seismograms are required to locate an earthquake -
✔ ✔ 3
How movies generally and incorrectly depict earthquakes - ✔
✔ Having faults open a gap during earthquakes, buildings
swaying and collapsing (they pancake)

Why earthquakes are difficult to predict - ✔ ✔ The time
and magnitude of earthquakes on any fault is highly variable,

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller jackline98. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $7.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

69252 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 15 years now

Start selling
$7.99
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added