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
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
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.