The Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes based on wind speed as indicated by related property damage

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

A student breaks a piece of quartz and notices that it splits into irregular-shaped, jagged pieces, whereas calcite, when broken, will split into smooth, flat pieces. Which of the following properties of minerals is the student observing?

A) cleavage B) luster C) streak D) color

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Discuss the composition and characteristics of Earth's layers. How was the composition of the mantle

and core determined? What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Volcanic domes typically consist of the rock type ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

A home located about 500 feet from an abandoned landfill explodes in a giant ball of flames. This is a mystery, as the home only uses electricity for cooking and heating the home. Most likely, this disaster was caused by

A) groundwater contamination from the landfill into the home. B) biogas that seeped from the landfill along horizontal cracks and into the home. C) gasoline or other flammable substances that leached from the landfill into the home. D) corrosives that leached from the landfill into the home and degraded the home's electrical wires.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences