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| Sediments deposited on top of older sediment that's been tilted. |
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| Sediments on top of igneous or metamorphic rock. |
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| Parallel layers of sediment with a gap in time. |
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| Principle of Original Horizontality |
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| Deposited in horizontal layers. |
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| Principle of Superposition |
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| Deposited in widespread, sheet-like deposits; rock found in one location should be found in nearby location. |
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| Principle of Cross-Cutting Relations |
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| Geologic feature (fault, intrusion) that cuts another feature is younger than the rocks it's cutting |
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| Rock clasts are older than the layer that contain them. |
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| Move perpendicular to wave direction ~~~~ |
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| Move parallel to wave direction |
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| Surface waves, classified into S & P waves |
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| How does density of materials change with increasing p-wave velocity? |
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| Density increases as velocity increases because molecules are closer together. |
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| Travels through material parallel to surface of earth. |
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| Angle of reflection is equal to angle of incidence. |
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| Travel into lower layer but change direction as they cross. |
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| Do p-waves travel faster through top layers or bottom layers of rock? |
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| Location, Direction, Scale, Date, Legend, Source |
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| Show the same elevation levels on a map |
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| Difference in elevation between two contour lines. |
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| Close contour lines indicate what kind of slope? |
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| Evenly spaced contour lines indicated what kind of slope? |
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| What does a bull's eye pattern with highest elevation in center represent? |
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| What does elongated v-shaped closed contours with highest elevation in center represent? |
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| Bull's eye pattern with lowest elevation in center? |
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| Elongated v-shaped closed contours with lowest elevation in center? |
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| Contour lines crossing stream valleys will form "V" in uphill direction. |
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| Fold with limbs inclined away from each other with oldest units in center. n |
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| Fold with limbs inclined toward each other with youngest units in center. u |
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| Hangs over fault (think hang something up) |
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| Under foot of fault (think walk up) |
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| Hanging wall block has moved relatively down. |
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| Hanging wall has moved relatively up. |
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