Over withdrawal of groundwater causes ground subsidence in areas
A) of karst topography.
B) underlain by unconsolidated sediments.
C) underlain by consolidated sediments.
D) all of these
Ans: B) underlain by unconsolidated sediments.
You might also like to view...
When a comet is in the inner solar system, what part of it points most directly away from the Sun?
A) the denser side of its nucleus B) its coma C) jets of gas emerging from its nucleus D) its tail
A gasoline engine absorbs 2 500 J of heat at 250°C and expels 2 000 J at a temperature of 50°C. The magnitude of the change in entropy (in J/K) for the system is
a. 6.2 b. 4.7 c. 1.4 d. 10.9 e. 3.2
Why are main-sequence lifetimes shorter for more massive stars?
A) They aren't; higher mass stars have longer lifetimes. B) Strong stellar winds cause higher mass stars to lose mass quickly. C) Higher core temperatures allow fusion to proceed much more rapidly. D) More massive stars are made of heavier elements that don't fuse as easily.
The only possible geometry of an accelerating universe is open
Indicate whether the statement is true or false