Explain what is meant by elastic rebound
What will be an ideal response?
Slippage along the fault during an earthquake allows the bent rock to "snap back" to its original, stress-free shape. This "springing back" was termed "elastic rebound" because the rock behaves elastically.
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The effect of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations on plants
A) can result in accelerated plant growth. B) is reflected in the shorter growing season in northern mid-latitudes. C) has substantially dampened seasonal changes in carbon dioxide concentrations. D) has so far had only positive results on plants and plant communities.
Which of the following factors does NOT decrease the resisting forces of a slope?
a. weathering b. removal of vegetation c. steepening of a slope d. increase in pore water pressure
A rapidly growing city within a humid climate zone experiences a land use change from predominantly cropland to mostly urban/suburban. A likely natural response would be
A. reduced infiltration - reduced flooding. B. increased infiltration - increased flooding. C. reduced infiltration - increased flooding. D. increased infiltration - reduced flooding.
Air can hold more water vapor when it is _________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word