True or False: The elastic rebound theory explains earthquakes as sudden brittle failure following the buildup of elastic strain

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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Groundwater results mainly from which process in the hydrologic cycle?

A) transpiration. B) interception. C) infiltration. D) runoff.

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Absent human activity, Milankovitch theory indicates that ____

a. the Holocene interglacial would continue indefinitely b. glaciers would cover much of North America in a few hundred years c. the Holocene interglacial would end, and another major glaciation would begin d. climate would continue to get warmer, and nearly all of the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps would disappear within 3,000 years e. climate is completely unpredictable

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Which of the following is an example of resource partitioning?

A) Two species of rodents compete for the same seed resource, and one species causes the other to become extirpated (locally extinct) B) Two male ostriches share a harem of females C) Two species of birds forage together, with one eating insects on tree trunks while the other eats insects in the outer branches D) Deer and mountain lions feed on different kinds of food

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"Greenwich Mean Time" is also known as ________

A) Universal Time Coordinated B) European time C) the perihelion D) Polaris E) the plane of the ecliptic

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