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Monika Morin
36 minutes ago
Which one of the following is a secondary effect of earthquakes?
A) urban fires
B) horizontal displacement of the ground
C) shaking of the ground
D) release of ejecta
A) urban fires
B) horizontal displacement of the ground
C) shaking of the ground
D) release of ejecta
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Tyler Scarbary
36 minutes ago
Which occurrence is explained by the theory of plate tectonics?
A) the occurrence of blizzards
B) the occurrence of volcanoes
C) the occurrence of droughts
D) the occurrence of the moon's phases
A) the occurrence of blizzards
B) the occurrence of volcanoes
C) the occurrence of droughts
D) the occurrence of the moon's phases
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nurul izzah
37 minutes ago
Where do the majority of the Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
A) along the edges of continents
B) in the open ocean
C) on oceanic islands
D) in the interior areas of continents
A) along the edges of continents
B) in the open ocean
C) on oceanic islands
D) in the interior areas of continents
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world games
about 1 hour ago
Which scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
A) the Miller scale
B) the Richter scale
C) the Mercalli scale
D) the Geiger scale
A) the Miller scale
B) the Richter scale
C) the Mercalli scale
D) the Geiger scale
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Ammar Al-ibrahim
about 1 hour ago
Which statement characterizes tectonic plates?
A) They move in the atmosphere.
B) They produce mountains.
C) They are composed of core.
D) They produce ocean water.
A) They move in the atmosphere.
B) They produce mountains.
C) They are composed of core.
D) They produce ocean water.
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Dajsha Blanks
about 3 hours ago
Which Earth zone has the most volume and mass?
A) the crust
B) the lithosphere
C) the core
D) the mantle
A) the crust
B) the lithosphere
C) the core
D) the mantle
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Sherrita Harvin
about 3 hours ago
There is a hydrological connection between groundwater and surface water.
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Muddasir Maqbool
about 3 hours ago
Groundwater moves at a rate of no more than 30 centimetres per year.
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KEELEY SCULLAWL
about 3 hours ago
The process of water evaporation uses large amounts of energy because of the strong forces of attraction between the water's molecules.
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Keyana Yeoman
about 4 hours ago
It is possible that countries in the Middle East may go to war over water resources.
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Jayden Fortner
about 5 hours ago
Shifting displaced fishermen to logging would improve the Aral Sea's ecological/economic situation.
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Dovid Teles
about 5 hours ago
What percentage of global freshwater consumption,according to the World Resources Institute,is wasted through evaporation,leaks,and other losses?
A) 75 to 80%
B) 65 to 70%
C) 45 to 50%
D) 25 to 30%
A) 75 to 80%
B) 65 to 70%
C) 45 to 50%
D) 25 to 30%
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Tyrik Campbell
about 5 hours ago
What is one means of achieving desalination?
A) by filtration
B) by salt-eating bacteria
C) by osmosis
D) by distillation
A) by filtration
B) by salt-eating bacteria
C) by osmosis
D) by distillation
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Joslyn Dsouza
about 6 hours ago
What is one method for sustainable water use?
A) subsidized water for everyone
B) top-down decision making
C) segmented watershed management
D) preservation of the ecological health of aquatic systems
A) subsidized water for everyone
B) top-down decision making
C) segmented watershed management
D) preservation of the ecological health of aquatic systems
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Shelly’s wonderland Shells
about 6 hours ago
Which human activity decreases the likelihood that flooding will occur?
A) channelization
B) draining wetlands
C) building on floodplains
D) removing water-absorbing vegetation
A) channelization
B) draining wetlands
C) building on floodplains
D) removing water-absorbing vegetation