The 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti and killed over 200,000 people occurred along what type of
fault?
a. normal fault
b. reverse fault
c. strike-slip fault (left-lateral)
d. strike-slip fault (right-lateral)
e. thrust fault
C
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A) 5.4% B) 4.3% C) $3400 D) $1.90/day E) $2200
In the Southern Hemisphere, the westerlies are created by the Coriolis effect acting on air moving.
A) north from the subpolar low to the subtropical high. B) north from the subtropical high to the subpolar low. C) south from the subtropical high to the subpolar low. D) south from the subpolar low to the subtropical high.
Within the zone of saturation, groundwater flows from the region of ____________________ pressure
to the region of ____________________ pressure. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When seawater evaporates, its sodium and chlorine are electronically attracted to one another and crystallize into ________.
A. clay B. quartz C. calcite D. hematite E. halite