Geography

The greatest loss of human life (250,000) this century resulted from which earthquake event?

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The Grand Tetons best represent a

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Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests. The layers near the crest form

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A scale used to classify and describe the effects of earthquakes on terrain, construction, and local ...

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A brittle rock is likely to respond to stress by ________, whereas a ductile rock is likely to ...

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Earth's interior has been mapped using seismic waves.

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An example of an intrusive igneous formation is a pluton.

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A guiding principle of Earth science is the principle of uniformitarianismas opposed to catastrophism.

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Which of the following lists the correct sequence of divisions in the geologic time scale, from ...

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Which of the following is true regarding the geologic time scale?

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Which of the following gives the correct sequence of layers in the mantle, from center to surface?

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Tiltedlayers of quartzite exposed in a mountain range indicate that

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The transition zone from the outer core to the mantle is ________ and is known as the ________ discontinuity.

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The thickness of Earth's crust ranges from

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The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is an example of

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The sea-floor spreading center that led to the formation of the Atlantic Ocean accelerated ...

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The presence of 180-million-year-old salt domes in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. indicates that

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The ocean floor is a maximum of about 200 million years in age because

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The magma that fuels and produces the volcanic activity around the Pacific Ring of Fire is derived from the

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The history of life on Earth is chronicled in which type of rock?

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Marble is a familiar example of which type of rock?

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Limestone is an example of which type of rock-forming process?

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An unmetamorphosed dike could be composed of which of the following?

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The ITCZ migrates with the high Sun and influences the Tropical Monsoon climates.

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Even a small rise in sea level of only a few feet will have major economic consequences in coastal areas.

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