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If the mantle transmits S-waves, then how can it behave like a liquid, as implied by the principle of
isostasy? What will be an ideal response?

Q. 2 - What is isostatic rebound? Give an example. What will be an ideal response?

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Briefly explain why, according to the principle of isostasy, continental crust floats higher than oceanic
crust. What will be an ideal response?

Q. 4 - How do continents grow? What material is added to them and how? What will be an ideal response?

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Describe the plate tectonics processes and associated stresses that have led to the formation of the
Himalayas, the world's largest mountain range? What will be an ideal response?

Q. 6 - What is an orogeny? What does a theory of orogeny need to explain? What will be an ideal response?

Q. 7 - How can you tell if a strike-slip fault is right- or left-lateral? What will be an ideal response?

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