Which of the following triggers an El Niño event?
A. ocean waters around Indonesia increase in temperature
B. Pacific equatorial currents increase in strength
C. upwelling increases along the California coast
D. trade winds weaken or reverse direction
Answer: D
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The principle of ____________________ states that rock layers extended laterally in all directions
unless or until they terminate in one of a number of natural means. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Determine where the following geologic material would be carried in a stream: as part of the bed load, suspended load, or dissolved load.Salts
A. Bed load B. Suspended load C. Dissolved load
Which of the following major discoveries was not made near or after World War II?
A) rift valleys in Africa B) the extensive ranges of mountain chains on the sea floor C) the absence of rocks older than 200 million years on the sea floor D) deep focus earthquakes that occur in some regions of the earth
In the Oso, Washington, landslide area, the 2014 slide ________
A) was the first one ever recorded B) is likely the last one that will happen there C) occurred during very dry conditions D) happened without a runout slide E) could happen again