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Which statement describes seismic waves?
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They carry energy.B
They move in one direction.C
They originate from the epicenter.D
They only vibrate at Earth’s surface.22
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The image below shows a fault.
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The hanging wall and footwall both move vertically.B
Shearing is causing the plates to slide past each other.C
The hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall.D
Compression is causing the plates to move toward each other.23
How did Wegener explain why fossils of land animals were found on continents that are across oceans from one another?
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Animals evolved separately on each continent.B
Land bridges existed between the continents.C
Animals swam across the ocean to new continents.D
Continents were once one landmass and have drifted apart.24
Which is one step that geologists use to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
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They look at data from at least one seismograph.B
They measure the difference between arrival of P waves and S waves.C
They draw circles around the epicenter from three locations.D
They obtain information about the intensity of earthquakes from seismographs.25
In which layer of the Earth does the motion of the convection currents drive plate movement?
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mantleB
outer coreC
inner coreD
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