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Cards in this guide (15)
Interaction between which two regions causes plate movement

The lithosphere and the asthenosphere.

During earthquakes which type of fault results when one plate is compressed up onto another plate

REVERSE

What is the best definition of income maintenance services

Income maintenance is a form of unemployment payments to workers who have lost their jobs.

Which type of fault occurs at divergent boundaries

Normal

What is an example of a sudden geologic process

volcanic eruption

Why can scientists not accurately predict where an earthquake will occur

They cannot determine which point along a fault has the most pressure.

Which type of fault is caused by shearing forces

transform.

Which region of the earth allows for the movement of tectonic plates

ASTHENOSPHERE

Which agency within the federal Department of Labor is most involved with assisting workers in securing a job

ETA - the Employment and Training Administration

Which type of fault occurs when rocks are pushed together as they meet

These will form reverse or thrust faults.

An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earth's crust

True((;

Identify which seismic waves cause most of the damage during an earthquake

Surface wave cause the most damage during an earthquake.

Does the core of the earth makes up two thirds of the earth's mass

no

Is a crack on folded rocks called a focus

false

A person standing directly on the epicenter of an earthquake is protected from the motion and does not feel movement.

false

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