Describe the anatomy of an earthquake.

Directions: Answer each question with a minimum of 3 sentences. Points will be
deducted for incomplete sentences. Make sure you include the question in your
answer and include a proper bibliography for your sources.
You are also required to cite all sources you used and also include a bibliography at
the end. Here is a helpful website for bibliographies
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formattin
g_and_style_guide/chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html
Homework 2
1. Describe the anatomy of an earthquake.
2. Describe the different ALL of the different types of waves.
3. Describe at least 3 different types of destructive outcomes from an earthquake.
4. Describe how magma composition affects the type of eruption as well as the flow.
5. What is the difference between Pahoehoe and a’a? Which is more viscous?
6. Describe the 3 different types of volcanoes.
7. Describe at least 3 different volcanic hazards.
8. What is and anticline and syncline?
9. Describes the different types of deformations of rock?
10. How do outcrops get bent and distorted if they are deposited horizontally? Discuss a retailed.
process like the ones I described in class.
11. How did the Appalachians form?
12. What is the idea of uniformitarianism? Provide an example of how this applies to earth’s history.
13. What are the different types of fossils that exist?
14. Describe the is the Geologic time scale? What are the units included?
15. Describe the basic profile of the seafloor topography.

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