The New Madrid and San Francisco earthquakes were of similar magnitudes, but the felt area of the New Madrid quakes was much smaller.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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A specific example of an urban habitat generalist would be the ________

A) American chestnut tree B) dandelion C) Eastern hemlock tree D) American bald eagle E) white-tail deer

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The formation of protons over neutrons (thus producing about a 7:1 ratio) was favored in the early universe because

A. the positively charged protons were repelled away from the explosion. B. the more massive neutrons made better targets for nucleon collisions. C. it takes more energy to create a neutron from a proton than a proton from a neutron. D. it takes more energy to create a proton from a neutron than a neutron from a proton.

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The creeping movements along some segments of the San Andreas Fault are shown by millimeters per year of offset of sidewalks, fences, buildings, and other features. 

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any order. From the geologic relations, what is the oldest unit?



A) Limestone in the far right (unit K)
B) Dike (unit D)
C) Conglomerate (unit C)
D) Lava flow (unit L)
E) Granite (unit G)

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