The ________ is the line that marks the contact between land and sea
A) beach
B) shoreline
C) interface
D) foreshore
Answer: B
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Which numbered site is likely to have a thin sequence of sediments over crystalline rocks of the basement?
A) 1, the continental shield
B) 2, the continental platform
C) 3, a basin in the continent
D) 4, a continental shelf
E) 5, a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent
The scientific method is characterized as:
a. an orderly process in which theories are proved to be absolutely true. b. an orderly process in which a test simplifies an observation in nature by controlling the conditions in which they are made. c. an orderly process in which theories are verified or rejected. d. a testable speculation or explanation of a theory.
A very strong earthquake recorded in North America was the intraplate quake known as the ____ earthquake
A)1811 New Madrid B)1886 Boston C)1906 San Francisco D)1964 Anchorage E)1984 Mount St. Helens
The elastic rebound theory fails to explain some earthquakes because:
a. the surface breaks are not elastic in nature b. elastic rebound only occurs during large-magnitude earthquakes c. the theory does not explain earthquakes of tensional failure at divergent plate boundaries d. plastic deformation is more likely than elastic for deeper earthquakes