What human activities contribute to or cause mass wasting? What will be an ideal response?


Activities such as undercutting slopes (to build roads, for example), overloading slopes by
construction, adding water, and removing or replacing vegetation.

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In the diagram below, which layer(s) correspond to the mantle?



A) 1 and 2
B) 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 4

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What 3 factors control the explosivity of a volcano?

a. Temperature, Composition, Dissolved Gases b. Ocean Currents, Climate, Uniformitarianism c. Meteor impact, nebula hypothesis, oil production d. Earthquakes, Magnetism, Dissolved Solids

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Compact florescent and LED bulbs are designed to

A) produce more light than normal bulbs. B) use less electricity than incandescent bulbs to produce light. C) be powered by heat from CHP technology. D) turn off automatically when no people are in a room.

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The first colony to gain its independence in the Caribbean, in 1804, was

A) Cuba B) Puerto Rico C) Haiti D) Barbados E) Jamaica

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