The 2010 earthquake in ________ killed more than 300,000 people, displaced 1 million residents and destroyed buildings and infrastructure in its capital city of Port au Prince
A) Mexico
B) Haiti
C) Brazil
D) Venezuela
E) Guatemala
Answer: B
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Winds along the ridge axis are [INSERT FIGURE 4-22A. REMOVE TEXT "FASTER THAN GEOSTROPHIC". NO CAPTION]
A) slower than geostrophic because a decreased Coriolis force is required to turn the winds to the right B) slower than geostrophic because an increased Coriolis force is required to turn the winds to the right C) faster than geostrophic because a decreased Coriolis force is required to turn the winds to the right D) faster than geostrophic because an increased Coriolis force is required to turn the winds to the right
Which of the following is not a reason that grain size of sediment tends to decrease downstream?
A) gravity B) abrasion C) decreasing shear force D) rounding
The ________ is a layer in Earth's interior that is in a liquid state
A) mantle B) crust C) inner core D) outer core
The _______________ comet, seen by many in 1997, came within Earth’s orbit around the sun (on the other side of the solar system) at about 320 million km away at its nearest point
Fill in the blank with correct word.