Which of the following statements about earthquakes is false? a. the building and release of stress along a plate boundary can result in an earthquake. b. earthquakes can occur far from plate boundaries. c. seismic waves originate at a point called the focus. d. no amount of force can cause rock to deform.

Agas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes three processes in series: process 12: compression with pv= constant from 1 bar and 1 liter to 4 bar. process 23: constant pressure expansion to 1 liter. process 31: constant volume calculate the pressure and volume at each state, and sketch the processes on a p-vdiagram labeled with pressure and volume values at each numbered stat

Find the equation for the plane through upper p 0 left parenthesis negative 4 comma negative 8 comma negative 5 right parenthesis perpendicular to the following line. xequalsnegative 4 minus t, yequalsnegative 8 plus 2 t, zequals3 t, minusinfinityless thantless thaninfinity

Which of the following best describes internal energy? a. the difference between the kinetic and potential energies of the particles in a system b. the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the particles in a system c. the sum of the kinetic and thermal energies of the particles in a system d. the difference between the kinetic and thermal energies of the particles in a system