Mountain building uplifts rocks against the force of gravity raising their potential energy, which requires work by the earth system Based on the relative motion of fault blocks, what type of fault would you expect to require more energy than the others?

Extratropical cyclones that strike the northeastern coast, especially New England and Nova Scotia, are known as _______________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Radiation exposure immediately around a properly functioning nuclear power plant is about

A) 1% greater than the normal environmental background exposure. B) double normal environmental background exposure. C) 10 times higher than normal environmental background exposure. D) 100 times higher than normal environmental background exposure.

Solifluction is a specific creep and it can occur on gentle slopes.

a. true b. false

It takes about one unit of nonrenewable fossil fuel energy to put one unit of food energy on the table

Indicate whether the statement is true or false