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Coastal marshes and barrier islands reduce flooding and coastal erosion. This impact is an example of
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suppose in the distant future there is a long time period where the earth emits more energy than it receives. the temperature of the earth would
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During its initial formation by the accretion of particles, the young Earth was ____. a. likely chemically homogenous throughout b. density stratified with a core, mantle, and crust c. completely covered by an ocean d. shrouded in a thick atmosphere
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While winter weather has caused most of the damage to the wall, there is occasionally other damage to the wall. Who or what has caused damage during other seasons to the wall
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Symmetrical ripple marks are common structures preserved in ______ sand, and can indicate the general direction of wave action. Multiple choice question.
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Discuss three of the effects of Ice Age glaciers that are NOT related to erosion or deposition. g
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Granite Group of answer choices is an extrusive igneous rock. is felsic in composition. is the coarse-grained equivalent of andesite. logically could be found in a lava flow.
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Which type of precipitation system is defined by air flowing counter-clockwise around a low and the clash between warm air masses and cold air masses
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When lava flows reach the ocean, they ______. Multiple choice question. solidify and add land to an island explode and produce layers of ash form tubes and continue flowing down to the deepest seafloor
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To take maximum advantage of the sun and prevailing winds, principal buildings in China tend to face:
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The Trade Winds are one type of prevailing wind pattern. How many other types of prevailing winds are there among earths global wind patterns? 2 5 4 1 3
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Below the ______________ is the mantle, a layer of ______________ rock that is nearly 3,000 km thick. This ______________ is made ofrock. The ______________ mantle rock and crust, called the ______________ , is ______________ . Increased temperature andpressure cause rock that is deeper in the mantle to flow slowly. The ______________ is another part of the upper mantle. In this area,rock is almost at its ______________ point. It is not quite liquid,but it can ______________ under pressure. In the ______________ mantle, the intense pressure and heat make the rock flow veryslowly, almost like a thick, heavy liquid.
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The amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations is affected by ________. nature of the surface material intensity and duration of the vibrations design of structures Design of structures, intensity and duration of the vibrations, and the nature of surface material all affect the amount of destruction caused by earthquake waves.
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What tectonic event in the western U.S. caused magmatism and deformation to move farther into the continent during the late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic Laramide Orogeny
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The deadly volcanic disasters at Pompeii, St. Pierre, and Mount St. Helens occurred at ______ volcanoes.
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The Provisions consider a building's seismicity and its Seismic Use Group and assign it to a _____________ in order to define its seismic safety requirements.
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Due to these properties, clay-rich soils have ____________ permeability, which is why they tend to be ____________ .
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We see fewer impacts on the Mare basalt of the Moon. This is because some of the impacts that occurred in that area were: Group of answer choices
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Which characteristic is absolutely necessary for a sedimentary rock to have potential as a possible reservoir rock for oil or gas
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Hail is more likely to occur in the ______ because the ground has warmed enough to destabilize the atmosphere.
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Harvesting trees faster than nature can restore them is a human activity that ________ . A. degrades natural capital B. enhances natural capital C. renews resources D. sustains resources E. sustains yield
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Fossils of species that lived on Earth for a long time period are often found in ______, whereas fossils of species that lived for a shorter time are found ______. a. many rock layers; in a layer or two.b. a layer or two of rock; in many rock layers. c. only two layers; in only one layer.
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In general, seismic (earthquake-generated) waves travel ________ in the mantle compared to the shallow crust
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