Water can be considered a "universal" solvent
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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What tectonic setting is interpreted to be the cause of volcanism at Yellowstone?
A) Subduction along the coast of the Pacific Northwest B) Magma that is coming up along a bend in a transform fault C) Movement of North America over a mantle plume D) A large meteorite impact that struck the area 100 years ago
A small town in New Mexico discovers that a chemical plant outside of town recently learned that one of their underground pipelines had broken without their knowledge and had been leaking a toxic organic compound for over a month
The spill occurred 5m below the surface in a sandstone above a thin shale bed in the local bedrock. The beds are flat lying and this shale crops out 200m from the chemical plant. The town gets is water from deep wells, about 300m deep. What should the town worry about from this spill? A) There is no threat to the city water, but there is a likely health threat when the chemical moves to the surface outcrops of the layers the spill occurred in. B) There is no immediate worry, but in the long term their city water will almost certainly be contaminated. C) There is a threat by the company to move because they do not want to clean up the damage. D) There is an immediate threat of contamination of the city water supply.
If a stream experiences more energetic water flow, the stream ________.
A. will not change its flow path B. will not change its sinuosity, but will erode sediment C. will not change its sinuosity, but will deposit sediment D. responds by increasing the sinuosity of its channel pattern through meandering E. responds by decreasing the sinuosity of its channel pattern
Predictions of the next big earthquake in southern California are based on ________. Choose the word or phrase that does not apply.
A. paleoseismology B. seismic gaps C. animal behavior D. isotopic dating E. probabilities