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What is the order of seismic wave speeds from fastest to slowest?
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Check and double-click the Problem 8 placemark to fly to the Tonga Trench. Which of the following is incorrect (think about where volcanoes form in association with a subduction zone)?
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Area of grasses growing in shallow waters; see salt marsh community.A. WetlandsB. DetritusC. AerobicD. Decomposition
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Chicago North Illinois Secretary of State Facility is located in ChicagoA. TrueB. False
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two seismographs at different locations record seismic waves created by a single earthquake. the difference between the arrival time of the first p-wave and the first s-waves will be
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Humans belong to a lineage of mammals called the ______. A. carnivores. B. primates. C. odd-toed ungulates. D. edentates.
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During the summer months at the North Pole, the sun does not set for ____.A. 3 MonthsB. 4 MonthsC. 5 MonthsD. 6 Months
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In order to calculate the SAA, it is help to start by calculating the zenith angle which is the angle between the Sun and the point directly overhead at solar noon. To determine the zenith angle, subtract the solar declination from the location latitude. If either the declination or location is in the Southern Hemisphere, assign it a negative value. Always report the absolute value of the calculated zenith angle (no negative zenith angles).Zenith angle = (Location latitude) (Solar declination)Lastly, in order to calculate the SAA, simple subtract the zenith angle from 90. Remember that the SAA is an angle, so do not label the SAA with North or South.Example:Las Vegas, Nevada (36N) on December 21 (23.5S solar declination)Zenith angle = 36 - (-23.5)Zenith angle = 36 + 23.5Zenith angle = 59.5SAA = 90 - 59.5SAA = 30.5Q13. Calculate the zenith angles and solar altitude angles for the following locations at the specified dates. Recall the dates of the solstices and equinoxes in order to determine the solar declination for each of the dates listed. Replace the question marks with the related answers.
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How stalagmites and stalactites are formed?
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many environmentalists consider egypt's aswan high dam on the nile river to be an ecological disaster. which of the following is the best evidence to support this viewpoint?
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sea-floor spreading goes through various stages. Give the sequence that correctly places the following locations in order so that the initial stage is depicted first and followed by more advanced stages of development. Use plate tectonics to defend your answer.Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean, African rift valley
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what forces generate tsunamis? what forces generate tsunamis? tidal forces are much weaker than earthquakes. tsunamis are driven by seismic waves. earthquakes trigger tsunamis by displacing large amounts of rock and sediment on the ocean floor along the fault line. earthquakes generate blasts of air upward that cause waves like ripples on a pond, which are known as tsunamis.
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what occurs at a spreading center? group of answer choices crustal material is neither created nor destroyed old oceanic crust is destroyed/recycled new oceanic crust is created
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describe how rain and snow/ice can contribute to flooding. please use complete sentences and proper grammar.
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Rocks experiencing sudden stress may show signs of ______ behavior, and rocks undergoing stress over a prolonged period of time may respond with ______ behavior.
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Which of the following countries withdrew from the Triple Alliance during the First World War? A) Austria B) Italy C) Germany D) Turkey
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the area between the Carolinas and Florida was the site of which of the following?Spanish city-building English-Spanish tensions Joint English- Spanish settlements English- French Tensions Spanish efforts to build forts Spanish- French tensions
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Explain about the formation of the basin as belowA) continental crust is thinned during the rifting apart of two continent, subsides and become covered by sedimentB) movement along a strike-dip fault downdrops one block relative to anotherC) the weight of thrust sheets depresses the crust forming a basingD) normal faulting downdrops a block, forming a basin that fills with sediment
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using the phrases like mad hard or he got owned with a mixed audience would violate the principle of relating to which of the following demographic characteristic?
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suppose that we one day conduct a laboratory experiment in which a self-replicating organism spontaneously appears through natural chemical reactions. what will we then know? we will know that it is possible in principle for life to arise through natural processes. we will know that it is possible in principle for life to arise through natural processes. we will know exactly how life first arose on earth. we will know exactly how life first arose on earth. we will know the genetic makeup of the first life on earth. we will know the genetic makeup of the first life on earth. we will know that the mix of chemicals used in the experiment must match the mix that existed on the early earth.
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Your chronometer is set for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT or Universal Tim, UT). High noon at your present location is 2:30 pm UT. What is your longitude in DMS (not decimal degrees)? 30 18'W 1. 30 16'W 2. 30 17'W 3. none of the above 4.
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conglomerate and sandstone are made of sediments that have been squished together. what kind of rock is that?A) sedimentary rockB) igneous rock C) metamophic rock
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antarctica has a thick ice cover. it has the highest average elevation of all the continents. which choice shows the sentences combined with a subordinating conjunction?
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which of the following statement is the most accurate earthquakes are caused when water or oil penetrate into the subsurface and cause a lubricating effect. this causes the rocks to slip. earthquakes are caused by an increase in magma pushing its way through transform boundaries. earthquakes are caused when stresses on rocks are too great and the rock breaks, typically along fault lines or plate boundaries.
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