Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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11. The San Andreas Fault is a right or left-lateral strike-slip fault (5 points). 12. The North Anatolian Fault is a right or left-lateral strike-slip fault (5 points). 13. Give FOUR positive and FOUR negative aspects of controlling water. Use examples from the textbook, the news, and the internet. (20 points).
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Transcribed Image Text:11. The San Andreas Fault is a right or left-lateral strike-slip fault (5 points). 12. The North Anatolian Fault is a right or left-lateral strike-slip fault (5 points). 13. Give FOUR positive and FOUR negative aspects of controlling water. Use examples from the textbook, the news, and the internet. (20 points).
Use the textbook and the internet to complete the following work covering all of the previous material. It will help with a deeper understanding of the material before taking Midterm #1 too. Choose the best bold word/s option for each one given below. Please write out in complete sentences your answers and upload your file. 1. The Earth is a/an open or closed system as far as energy is concerned and a/an open or closed as far as "rocky" material (10 points). 2. Divergent boundaries experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 3. Convergent experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 4. Transform boundaries experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 5. The Himalayas an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 6. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 7. The San Andreas Fault an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 8. The Mount St. Helens (The Cascade Range) an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 9. The Marianas Trench an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 10. The East African Rift Zone (The Red Sea) an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points).
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Transcribed Image Text:Use the textbook and the internet to complete the following work covering all of the previous material. It will help with a deeper understanding of the material before taking Midterm #1 too. Choose the best bold word/s option for each one given below. Please write out in complete sentences your answers and upload your file. 1. The Earth is a/an open or closed system as far as energy is concerned and a/an open or closed as far as "rocky" material (10 points). 2. Divergent boundaries experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 3. Convergent experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 4. Transform boundaries experience tensional, compressional, or shearing forces creating normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults (10 points). 5. The Himalayas an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 6. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 7. The San Andreas Fault an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 8. The Mount St. Helens (The Cascade Range) an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 9. The Marianas Trench an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points). 10. The East African Rift Zone (The Red Sea) an example of a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary (5 points).
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