Choose the answer that best matches. (2 pts. each) ____ P waves a) southern supe

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Choose the answer that best matches. (2 pts. each)

____ P waves a) southern supercontinent which had a large ice-cap, dispersed some 150 Ma ____ S waves b) example of a subduction-arc complex, a convergent plate boundary ____diamond anvil c) glassy fault rock representing frictional melting during sudden slip. ____ shadow zone d) oxygen poor conditions in which decay is slow, e.g. bottom swamp waters ____ Andes e) fabric created in rock during deformation and reflecting the strain. ____ San Andreas f) waxy organic material in rocks that serves as a good oil source rock ____ Iceland g) distribution of forces inside a body that cause internal deformation. ____Gondwanaland h) travels through solid and liquid, an elastic deformation, fastest ____pseudotachylite i) example of a seafloor spreading center emergent because of hotspot overprint ____ foliation j) area of maximum seepage of rainfall and recharge of Ogallala High Plains aquifer ____ stress k) allows high experimental P to be reached so can model deep interior changes ____ kerogen l) geologic unit at depth that can serve as a groundwater resource. ____ euxinic m) travels only through solid, an elastic deformation, slower. ____ SandHills n) example of a transcurrent plate boundary with abundant strike-slip faults. ____ aquifer o) due to blockage or refraction of seismic waves at core/mantle interface p) sudden euphoria released by completion of geologic assessment tool

Explanation / Answer

p waves---(h)

S waves--(m)

Andes--(b)

San Andreas--(n)

Iceland--(i)

Gondwanaland--(l)

Pseudotachylite--(c)

Stess--(g)

Kerogen--(f)

euxinic--(p)

Sandhills--(a)

aquifer--(j)

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