Who developed the gravitational model of tides known as the equilibrium theory?
A) Laplace
B) Newton
C) Einstein
D) Cook
B
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A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the sun
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During the summer, what conditions prevail near the surface over the Great Plains that help a hailstone survive as ice all the way to the ground?
a. strong updrafts b. weak updraftsdry air c. dry air d. a rapid change in pressure e. a rapid change in temperature
Which of the following best describes why open dumps in the U.S. were banned in 1983?
A. municipal waste was attracting wild animals and generating air pollution from fires. B. municipal waste was beginning to contain toxic household chemicals. C. people became more educated on the benefits of sanitary landfills. D. urban development was making it harder to find suitable dump sites. E. municipal waste was beginning to contain toxic automobile batteries and tires.
Transform faults that offset segments of a spreading ridge are formed because rates of spreading are not constant along any one rift zone so shearing develops when one segment grows faster than another.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)