What is NOT a hazard associated with an earthquake?
A. pyroclastic flow
B. liquefaction
C. tsunami
D. ground shaking
E. landslides
A
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The most common mineral in Earth's crust is ________ and the second most common mineral is ________
A) quartz; feldspar B) feldspar; quartz C) silicate; carbonate D) olivine; feldspar
Geologists in the early 1900s concluded that heat flow through continents should be greater than heat flow through ocean floors. Evaluate this hypothesis
A) True. The granite of the continental crust contains more radioactive elements than the basalt of the ocean floor, so more heat is produced in continental crust. B) True. Continental crust is thicker than ocean crust, so more heat is produced in the thicker layer. C) False. The lithosphere is thinner beneath oceans than continents, so heat flows more easily up from the mantle. D) False. The basalt of the ocean floor has a better insulating quality than continental crust granite.
The Sahel:
A) is located in South America. B) has a rainy season that lasts for nearly nine months out of the year. C) has seen little meteorological change in recent decades. D) is usually dominated by the subtropical high.
Long residence times are generally associated with elements that are considered to be nonconservative constituents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false