What causes the destruction associated with hurricanes?
A) high winds
B) heavy rainstorms
C) severe flooding and coastal tidal surges
D) high winds and heavy rainstorms
E) high winds, heavy rainstorms, severe flooding and coastal tidal surges
E
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In a food chain involving agricultural land, where is the most total energy available?
A) At the second trophic level B) At the top trophic level C) At the bottom trophic level D) All levels have the same total energy available.
Which of the following best describes the Richter and Moment earthquake scales?
A. Measures the amount of elasticity in seismic waves. B. Measures the amount of ground motion and energy released. C. Measures the duration of an earthquake. D. Measures the amount of damage at the epicenter. E. All of the answers listed here.
Which of the following statements is true with respect to layered intrusions?
A. form in layered sedimentary rocks B. form when magma is injected between layers within the crust C. form during high pressure metamorphic events D. form when crystals settle in a magma chamber E. all of the answers listed here
It is clear that a heavy dose of pesticides or other toxic pollutants can kill species. However, chronic exposure to pollutants seems to cause recent high mortality in marine mammals by
A. Causing weakened immune systems and increased vulnerability to infection B. Direct bioaccumulation of the chemicals, such as lead, in their tissues C. Killing off the prey species that they depend on for food D. Eventually killing them E. Decreasing the plants that are normally in their environment, such as kelp, that they use for shelter