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How far from an earthquake epicenter is a city where the difference between the P-wave and S-wave arrival?
times is 5 minutes and 00 seconds
3 AnswersGeography1 decade agoThe distance from an epicenter of an earquake to New York City is 3,000 kilometers.?
What was approximate traveltime for the P-waves from this epicenter to NewYork City?
1.- 1 min 20 sec
2.- 5 min 40 sec
3.- 7 min 30 sec
4.- 10 min 00 sec
5 AnswersGeography1 decade agoWhich form of electromagnetic radiation has a wavelenght of 10^-7 centimeter?
1.- gamma rays
2.- ultraviolet
3.- infrared
4.- x- rays
1 AnswerPhysics1 decade agoMost of the energy radiated by Earth's surface at night in the form of?
1.- infrared rays
2.- ultraviolet ras
3.- visible light rays
4.- x-rays
3 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhich type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
1.- Microwaves
2.- Visible light
3.- Ultraviolet
4.- Infrared
3 AnswersPhysics1 decade agoRadiation with wavelength 4.7 X 10^-5 centimeters is usually visible as what color?
1.- Violet
2.- Blue
3.- Green
4.- Yellow
1 AnswerPhysics1 decade agoHow far will a S-wave travel in 10 minutes and 40 seconds ?
1.- 3200 Km
2.- 3900 Km
3.- 5600 Km
4.- 7200 Km
1 AnswerPhysics1 decade agoHow long would it take for the first S-wave to arrive at seismic station 4,000 kilometers from the epicenter?
of an earquake?
1.- 5 min 40 sec
2.- 7 min 0 sec
3.- 12 min 40 sec
4.- 13 min 20 sec
1 AnswerPhysics1 decade agoWhich pair of rocks could each be composed of only one mineral?
1.- dunite and rock salt
2.- peridotite and rock gypsum
3.- dolomite and obsidian
4.- marble and schist
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhich sedimentary rocks are formed from mostly organic matter?
1.- rock salt and shale
2.- coal and limestone
3.- dolostone and rock gypsum
4.- sandstone and conglomerate
5 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhich of the following pairs of rocks usually contains only one mineral?
1.- Rock gypsum and marble
2.- sandstone and conglomerate
3.- quartzite and schist
4.- dunite and gabbro
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoSlate is formed by the :?
1.- deposition of feldspars and micas
2.- foliation of schist
3.- metamorphism of shale
4.- folding and faulting of gneiss
1 AnswerEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoA fine-grained rock has the following mineral composition;50 percent potassium feldpar (ortho-clase),?
26 percent quartz,13 percent plagioclase feldspar,8 percent biotite mica,and 3 percent of the amphiobole hornblende. The rock would most likely be
1.- granite
2.- rhyolite
3.- gabbro
4.- basalt
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhich would most likely occur during the formation of igneous rocks?
1.- Compression and cementation of sediments
2.- Recrystallization of unmelted material
3.- Solidification of molten materials
4.- Evaporation and precipitation of disssolved sediments
3 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoThe main difference between sedimentary,metamorphic,and igneous rocks is the?
1.- means by which they are located
2.- conditions under which they are formed
3.- minerals of which they are composed
4.- location in which they are found
2 AnswersGeography1 decade agoWhich of the following properties is most useful in mineral identification?
1.- hardness
2.- color
3.- size
4.- texture
2 AnswersBotany1 decade agoWhich would most likely cause molted rock material to became glassy igneous rock?
1.- cooling over a long period of the time
2.- coolng under high pressure
3.- cooling on Earth's surface
4.- cooling at great deapth within the crust
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoDolostone and rock gypsum are formed by the processes of?
1.- melting and solidification
2.- evaporation and precipitation
3.- erosion and deposition of clastic fragments
4.- weathering and metamorphic
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhich property of the mineral diamond allows diamond powder to be used to shape gems for jewelry?
1.- Crystal shape
2.- cleavage
3.- luster
4.- hardness
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade agoWhat are the four most abundant elements,by volume,in Earth's crust?
1- oxygen,potassium,sodium and calcium
2.- hydrogen,oxygen ,nitrogen,and potassium
3.- aluminium,iron,silicon,and magnessium
4.- aluminum,calcium,hydrogen , and iron
3 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade ago