How might a forest fire influence mass wasting?
What will be an ideal response?
Forest fires remove vegetation by burning. Vegetation binds the soil together with roots and also takes up water through the root systems. Once vegetation is removed, the soil is particularly susceptible to mass wasting, especially induced by water.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Two major approaches to non-fossil-fuel energy alternatives are renewable energy and
A) nuclear power. B) geothermal. C) wind energy. D) solar energy.
What is NOT true about seismic waves?
A. Some seismic waves travel on the surface and are called surface waves. B. The material within the wave moves long distances along with the wave. C. Some seismic waves travel through the interior of Earth. D. Most seismic waves can be described as a series of repeating crests and troughs. E. Some surface waves shuffle material side to side while others move material up and down.
A ________ is an economically important material that can be replenished over a short time span to be used again
A) renewable resource B) fossil Fuel C) raw material D) nonrenewable resource