Compare and contrast an earthquake's magnitude and intensity
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Intensity is a measure of ground shaking based on property damage. Magnitude is a quantitative measurement that estimates the amount of energy released at the source of the earthquake.
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The latter part of the Mississippian Period is characterized by widespread _______ deposition. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
The basis for defining the length of a day is the fact that
A) Earth rotates on its axis in 24 hours; i.e., it rotates 15° of longitude per hour. B) Earth does not rotate; rather, it revolves. C) Earth rotates east to west. D) Earth moves through 365.25 days a year in its orbit about the Sun.
Bodies of till shaped into streamlined hills are called ________.
A. kettles B. kames C. drumlins D. eskers E. moraines
Effects of ice ages are confined to regions directly covered by ice; global climate is unaffected and areas away from the glaciers preserve their usual temperature and moisture patterns.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)