For every integer increase of magnitude on the Richter Scale, ____________________ times more

energy is released by the earthquake. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


thirty

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What are the main climatic influences for this station (air pressure, air mass sources, degree of continentality, temperature of ocean currents)?

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Köppen climate classification symbol: ________________

name: ________________

explanation for this determination: ________________

Representative biome (terrestrial ecosystem) characteristic of region: ________________

characteristic vegetation: ________________

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Plankton that measure between 0.2 to 2 microns are classified, based on size, as which of the following?

A) Macroplankton B) Phytoplankton C) Picoplankton D) Virioplankton E) Zooplankton

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Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

A) it produces about 90 percent of the world's opium. B) U.S. troops consume most of the opium grown there. C) of the inability to grow maize. D) of the proximity of the Russian market for illicit drugs. E) of the desire of local farmers to fund terrorist organizations.

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Which of these terms represents a layer of the atmosphere defined by function rather than temperature?

a. thermosphere b. troposphere c. ionosphere d. stratosphere e. mesosphere

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