Why are the beautiful beaches that rim the Pacific Ocean among the most geologically risky locations to live?

A) Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur there.
B) If sea levels rise in the future as predicted, beach locations will be flooded.
C) Most tsunami occur there.
D) all of the above


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which association is NOT correct?

A) precession — 13,000 years B) eccentricity — 100,000 years C) obliquity — 41,000 years

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In the world map below the color that represents soils that swell and shrink excessively is



A) pink.
B) light green.
C) medium blue.
D) purple.

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In closed loop recycling, ________

A) materials are incinerated without first recovering what is recyclable B) a material is recycled into a different product C) materials are recycled an infinite number of times D) the product is made from another type of material and discarded after use E) the product is reused to produce a similar product

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