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During an earthquake, if a hanging wall slides upward relative to a footwall, the fault is termed a ________ fault if the fault is shallow (much closer to horizontal than vertical). Refer to the figure below for an example of such a feature.

________ metamorphism affects the greatest volumes of rock and produces the greatest variety in metamorphic rock types.

The youngest sea floor is typically found ________.

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union produced a major announcement concerning Pluto. What was it?

The deepest segments of the ocean floor are found ________.

A regular kitchen sponge has ________ porosity but ________ permeability.

Material through which water readily flows is termed ________.

The process of low-grade metamorphic rocks being altered to form high-grade metamorphic rocks is termed ________ metamorphism.

The sedimentary rocks breccia and conglomerate most commonly form in a ________ environment.

Which of the following common minerals is hardest?