What is the difference between shear fractures and faults?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: 6 – Structural geology
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A) the nations of Eastern Europe were forced to pay back massive loans which they had taken out from Germany, France and England B) the removal of Soviet troops translated into a major loss of revenue from soldiers spending their paychecks in the local economy C) the markets of Western Europe stopped buying products from Eastern European nations D) the devastation of bombing from the Cold War between 1945 -1989 had reduced Eastern Europe into ruins E) the loss of subsidized natural gas and oil from the Soviet Union coupled with the collapse of Soviet markets made it impossible for Eastern European industries to operate and compete
Which of the following is true about flash floods?
A. Floodplain is very wide B. Generally affects only large regions C. Generally affects only localized areas D. Lag time is very long
Tectonic plates can slide and grind past each other at a(n)
a. ocean ridge b. convection cell c. transform fault d. subduction zone e. seam fault
Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)
What will be an ideal response?