Which of the following statements is true?
A. Earthquakes are more widespread than volcanoes or high mountains.
B. Volcanoes are more widespread than earthquakes or high mountains.
C. High mountains are more widespread than volcanoes or earthquakes.
Answer: A
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The ice sheets covering Antarctica and Greenland are growing each year.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The high altitudes of the Himalaya Mountains indicate that the crust-mantle boundary is
relatively shallow in this part of the world. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What conditions during the formation of coal may reduce its quality for industrial use?
A) Very high heat and pressure are applied. B) Clay and silt wash periodically through the swamp that formed the coal. C) The swamp that formed the coal floods. D) The coal is formed of mostly green plants and contains very few woody trees.
Which of the following best describes a seismic gap?
A. A large crack in the ground that opens in response to earthquake activity. B. The time interval between when an earthquake originates and when it's felt at distant locations. C. A section of an active fault that has not experienced an earthquake for an extended period of time D. The time interval between when an earthquake originates and when its aftershocks begin. E. A portion of a seismograph record where data is missing due to seismic waves being blocked by a mountain range.