The great 1960 Chile earthquake (M 9.5) unleashed a tsunami that killed over 1,000 Chileans. These waves also killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii, 14 hours after the earthquake, and another 185 people in ________, 22.5 hours after the earthquake.
A. Japan
B. Alaska
C. Australia
D. the Philippines
E. California
Answer: A
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Which way is groundwater flowing in this cone of depression?
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A. renewable; nonrenewable B. inexhaustible; renewable C. renewable; inexhaustible D. nonrenewable; renewable E. inexhaustible; nonrenewable
Which of the following molecules is most likely to show a dipole-dipole interaction?
A. CH4
B. H-C 
C-H
C. CO2
D. H2S
E. none of the above