The Alps are examples of the second order of relief

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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List and discuss the threats a hurricane brings as it makes landfall and then moves inland

What will be an ideal response?

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Salt, dust particles, and smoke are all examples of:

A) condensation nuclei. B) freezing nuclei. C) anthropogenically-produced cloud nuclei. D) hydrophobic nuclei.

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Which of the following is true about internal and external processes?

A. Internal processes include processes in the atmosphere and hydrosphere, while external processes occur in the lithosphere. B. Internal processes and external processes are largely independent of each other. C. Tectonics is an internal process and erosion is an external process. D. Internal processes tend to wear away parts of the landscape, while external processes build it back up again.

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Match the characteristic of science with the discoveries related to the potential for mega-earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone.

Match the characteristic of science with the discoveries related to the potential for mega-earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone.

Group A:

  • Science is based on observations
  • Science is tentative
  • Science offers a natural cause for natural events
  • Scientific hypotheses are predictable and testable

Group B:

  • Did an earthquake kill the Washington trees?
  • Found in Japanese historical records
  • Sand layers in Chili
  • Trees rings tested
     

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