What is the downside of using moment magnitude as an earthquake measurement?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: It underestimates the amount of energy release, as earthquakes go on for a number of minutes.
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What will be an ideal response
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The chemical formula for dolomite is CaCO3
a. True b. False
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Which of the following is NOT a major Earth component?
a. atmosphere b. biosphere c. hydrosphere d. lithosphere e. stratosphere
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Clouds ____ the temperature of Earth's atmosphere due to reflection of solar radiation and ____ it due
to greenhouse re-radiation. a. raise; raise b. raise; lower c. lower; raise d. lower; lower e. Clouds have no impact on the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
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