Some cities, such as San Francisco, experience large earthquakes on a regular basis. Here, in San Antonio, we do find faults in the bedrock but don’t experience large earthquakes. Why does San Francisco experience larger earthquakes compared to San Antonio?

Which of the following is NOT a criteria a substance must meet in order to be considered a mineral?

What event do geologists use to define the boundary between the Precambrian and Cambrian?

At which of the following plate boundaries does new oceanic crust form?

Where did the majority of the water vapor that eventually formed Earth’s early oceans come from?

Match the following components to the realm, or sphere, that they belong to.

Which of the following rocks is formed from sediments with the smallest grain size?

Geologists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur.

Which of the following mechanisms used to explain the motion of the tectonic plates is our best means of modeling the movement of the plates?

Based on the seismograms below, which recording station would have been the furthest from the epicenter of a hypothetical earthquake?