Geologists have shown that the east coast of the United States faces a serious tsunami threat from ________.
A. large earthquakes offshore of Portugal
B. landslides along the White Cliffs of Dover
C. meteor impact in the Mediterranean Sea
D. breakup of Antarctic ice shelves
E. volcanic flank collapse in the Canary Islands
Answer: E
You might also like to view...
____________________ are excavated depressions such as ponds, pits, or lagoons into which liquid hazardous wastes are stored.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Since 1990 Russian death rates have risen and life expectancy has fallen. What are the major underlying causes for these major demographic changes?
What will be an ideal response?
Rising base level causes erosion, while lowering base level causes deposition.
a. true b. false
Trace the major changes in temperature during the Holocene, with a special emphasis on the last 1,000 or so years. Also discuss evidence for the temperature changes
What will be an ideal response?