Earthquake P-waves are most like
A) water waves because they have crests and troughs.
B) vibrations in a string because they vibrate perpendicularly to the direction of travel.
C) light waves because they are transverse.
D) sound waves because they are longitudinal.
D
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A. depletes the natural capital while also using renewable resources. B. is based on policies that favor economic growth and development. C. lives on the income the natural capital provides. D. uses nonrenewable resources. E. compromises the ability of future generations to meet their basic needs.
262 Immigration to the United States steadily rose from 1800 to the start of the Civil War. The overwhelming number of immigrants who arrived before the Civil War were from Northern Europe (England, Germany and Ireland . Following the hiatus of the Civil War, immigration rose to its zenith in the period between 1880 and 1910, with immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Greece,
Poland, Russia comprising the majority of new arrivals. The period between WWI and WWII saw an almost complete halt of immigrants to the United States. Immigration since the 1950s has markedly changed, with the majority of new arrivals coming from Latin America, Asia and Africa. What will be an ideal response?
Till is an unsorted sediment deposited directly from the melting glacial ice; stream action is not involved
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Volcanic features on the ocean floor that are less than 1000 meters tall are called ________
A) guyots B) nemataths C) seaknolls D) seamounts E) islands