The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)
A) thrust fault.
B) anticline.
C) syncline.
D) monocline.
E) basin.
C) syncline.
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Which of the following conditions led to the 1993 flood in the midcontinental United States?
A. an unusual amount of rainfall caused by the after effects of Hurricane Andrew B. the jet stream locked in place over North-Central Plains for an unusually long time C. one unusually large rainstorm over Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota D. an El Niño moving over the Upper Midwest E. the jet stream moving north and south more rapidly than normal
Myanmar was formerly called _________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In mesa-and-scarp topography, less resistant rock erodes more quickly than ________ which overlies it
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
For a long time, scientists thought that there was a correlation between fault length and earthquake magnitude. Which recent earthquake challenged this assumption, generating a larger than expected fault slip from a shorter than expected fault?
A. The 2004 Sumatra earthquake B. The 2010 Haiti earthquake C. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake D. The 1994 Northridge earthquake