What important characteristic of water is the blue color attributed to?
a. The large oxygen atoms
b. The covalent bonds
c. Adhesion to other solids
d. The hydrogen bonds
ANS: D
The vibrations from hydrogen bonds in water allows small amounts of red light to be absorbed which,
in turn, reflects and scatters blue light. Information can be found in the section The Water Molecule Is
Held Together by Chemical Bonds.
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a. seasons; longitude b. longitude; latitude c. winds; convection d. winds; reflection e. seasons; latitude
As a northward-moving hurricane passes to the east of an area, surface winds should changefrom:
a. NW to N to NE. b. W to SW to S. c. NE to N to NW. d. S to SW to W. e. SE to S to SW
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When do rocks along a fault have the highest amount of stress and stored elastic strain?
A. several weeks or months after an earthquake B. right before an earthquake C. right after an earthquake D. None of these because rocks cannot behave in an elastic manner.