What is the major source of energy responsible for earthquakes in southern California?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Horizontal sliding movement between the northwest moving Pacific Plate and the southeast moving North American Plate.
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A) the actual colors of Io's surface B) the colors we would see if we had infrared vision C) the intensity of the infrared light D) regions of different chemical composition on the surface
Most astronomers agree to interpret ________ Law to mean that the present day universe is expanding
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The first living organisms probably resembled
A) single-celled eukaryotes B) multicellular eukaryotes C) single-celled prokaryotes D) multicellular prokaryotes
A diatomic molecule has 18 × 10-5 eV of rotational energy in the L = 2 quantum state. What is the rotational energy in the L = 0 quantum state?
A) 9.0 × 10-5 eV B) 6.0 × 10-5 eV C) 3.0 × 10-5 eV D) 1.5 × 10-5 eV E) 0 eV