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Earthquakes and Earths Interior PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Richter scale - Correct Answer- A scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake fault - Correct Answer- crack in the earth's crust along which tectonic plates move seismic waves - Correct Answer- energy waves caused by an earthquake tsunami - Correct Answer- a seismic sea wave caused by a earthquake in the ocean

Earthquakes and Earths Interior UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Describe "S" waves in detail including what the "s" means. - Correct Answer- Secondary waves travel along Earths outer layer move at right angles to direction they travel. Travel only through solids. Slower than P waves Describe "P" waves in detail including what the "p" means. - Correct Answer- Primary waves push-pull compressional waves move in direction waves travel. Travel through solids, liquids ...

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origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) origin of life - Answer-•...

ISP 203B Final Exam 100% Solved The scientific method - answer1. observe 2. formulate a hypothesis 3. test/falsify the hypothesis 4. theory What is science: - answerobservation, formulation and falsification of hypotheses, the development of a scientific theory. Recurrence intervals: - answerTime span (in years) until today over which these combined events took place / number of events that meet the criterion (geographical area and minimum magnitude, for example) -ex: 50 years / 10 ear...

ISP 203B Final Exam 100% Solved The scientific method - answer1. observe 2. formulate a hypothesis 3. test/falsify the hypothesis 4. theory What is science: - answerobservation, formulation and falsification of hypotheses, the development of a scientific theory. Recurrence intervals: - answerTime span (in years) until today over which these combined events took place / number of events that meet the criterion (geographical area and minimum magnitude, for example) -ex: 50 years / 10 ear...

ISP 203B Final Exam 100% Solved The scientific method - answer1. observe 2. formulate a hypothesis 3. test/falsify the hypothesis 4. theory What is science: - answerobservation, formulation and falsification of hypotheses, the development of a scientific theory. Recurrence intervals: - answerTime span (in years) until today over which these combined events took place / number of events that meet the criterion (geographical area and minimum magnitude, for example) -ex: 50 years / 10 ear...