Older buildings are more likely to survive an earthquake because they have been through earthquakes in the past

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False

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Which of the following would be a good cap rock for oil and natural gas deposits?

A) Shale B) Sandstone C) Limestone D) Conglomerate

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This soil, which is frozen most of the time, is a(n)



A) Inceptisol.
B) Alfisol.
C) Aridisol.
D) Gelisol.
E) Mollisol.

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