water has trickled down into a joint in a rock can freeze, expand and
What will be an ideal response?
widen the crack and hastening the rocks desintergration
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In order to provide an early warning system, which of the following is least helpful in trying to predict a tsunami?
A) Worldwide seismic networks that broadcast warnings based on an earthquake's potential for generating a tsunami B) Deploying warning buoys to detect small changes in sea level C) Monitoring earthquakes on land D) Considering the tectonic setting and type of plate boundary that is nearby
Describe the formation of the trade wind inversion and the marine layer, and explain why and how these two change in height and characteristics from east to west
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An igneous body injected between sedimentary strata that arches the bedrock above while the bottom layers remain relatively flat is called a ________
A) batholith B) laccolith C) dike D) sill
What information do you need to calculate the pressure (weight) of a column of rock? Calculate the pressure at the base of oceanic and continental crust for columns of rock that are one square meter in area at the surface
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