What causes the majority of tsunamis to form?

A. Subduction zone earthquakes
B. Volcanic explosions
C. Asteroid impacts
D. Submarine landslides


Answer: A

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Warmer ocean temperatures results in increasing sea level because

A) storm surges make the water warmer. B) the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate. C) water expands with increasing temperatures. D) water expands with decreasing temperatures.

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What were the important effects of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption?

What will be an ideal response?

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Tapping just 2% of the hot, dry rock geothermal energy in the United States could produce how much of the country's energy needs?

A. 50% of the energy for electricity B. three-fourths of all energy C. all the energy necessary for electricity D. 10 times the energy needed from coal burning power plants E. 2,000 times the current annual use of electricity

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