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A feldspar-rich sandstone is called an arkose.

Currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to the shore are known as ________ currents.

________ is the name of the earthquake-magnitude scale based on the amount of total energy released during a large earthquake.

________ is(are) 20 times more effective than carbon dioxide at absorbing infrared radiation emitted by Earth.

The general term ________ denotes a buried, erosional surface where rock layers are missing.

A feldspar-rich sandstone is called an arkose.

A feldspar-rich sandstone is called an arkose.

At high pressures and elevated temperatures of regional metamorphism, silicate rocks are more resistant to flowage and deformation than at low temperatures and pressures.

Earthquakes result from the sudden release of elastic strain energy previously stored in rocks surrounding a zone of fault movement.

By applying the law of superposition, ________ dates can be determined.