Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.





A) Likely

B) Unlikely


A) Likely

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a. True b. False

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A) wind gusts at ground level B) ice particles in clouds C) high pressure in a region D) motion within clouds.

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The central business district

A) contains the zone in transition. B) is usually the headquarters for national government. C) typically has the tallest buildings. D) contains many factories but few shops or offices.

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Geologists divided the Earth's history into the following eons:

a. Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic b. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic c. Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian d. Tertiary, Quaternary, Phanerozoic

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