Shield volcanoes, like Mauna Loa, have what kind of slopes?
A) Broad, gentle
B) Nearly level
C) Extremely steep
A) Broad, gentle
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The Enhanced Fujita scale pertains to the ____
A) size of a tornado producing thunderstorm B) amount of hail that falls from a mature thunderstorm C) size of the thunderstorm image on a radar screen D) wind speed of a tornado
Which of the following contributes the least to greenhouse warming?
A) nitrogen B) carbon dioxide C) water vapor D) chlorofluorocarbons E) methane
Layering in the ocean occurs because ________.
A. processes at depth add and subtract salt and heat B. surface processes form water layers of differing combinations of salinity and temperature C. atmospheric processes control conditions at the surface D. surface processes form water layers of differing combinations of salinity and temperature and atmospheric processes control conditions at the surface E. All of these choices are correct.
The book The History of Ocean Basins, which contained the idea of seafloor spreading, was written by geologist ________
A) Harry Hess B) Frederick Vine C) Alfred Wegener D) Drummond Matthews E) John Tuzo Wilson