Tsunamis and earthquakes have killed millions of people during human history. What branch of the Earth sciences is the main group that studies these phenomena?
What will be an ideal response?
Geology
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A) semiotics. B) proxemics. C) eurhythmics. D) semantics. E) prosthetics.
List the following compounds in order of increasing boiling point: Cl4, CBr4, CCl4, CF4.
A. Cl4, CBr4, CCl4, CF4 B. Cl4, CCl4, CBr4, CF4 C. CF4, CCl4, CBr4, Cl4 D. CF4, CBr4, CCl4, Cl4
Which of the following is something the World Bank might do?
A) Purchase mineral rights from developing countries B) Construct dams paid for by revenues generated through the sale of electrical power C) Lend money to governments of developing countries for a variety of projects D) Construct highways and navigation canals for increased international commerce
Dumping of sewage sludge at which of the following sites was terminated in 1993 due to reports of adverse effects on fisheries and concerns that sewage could be transported great distances in eddies of the Gulf Stream?
A) 106-mile sludge site B) Boston Harbor sludge site C) New York Bight alternative sludge site D) New York Bight sludge site E) Philadelphia sludge site