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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University
Building Earths Surface

True or False



1

The principle of uniformity states that past geologic processes were very much similar to those of the present.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Stress is the adjustment a rock makes when it is subjected to a strain.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Deeply buried rocks tend to break when subjected to stress, forming faults or joints.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

The transverse (or S-waves) travel through the earth's crust more rapidly than do the compressional (or P-waves).
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Most earthquakes originate deep below the crust because the pressures there are enormous.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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