The point on Earth's surface directly above the point where the fault first ruptures is called the ________.
A. hypocenter
B. depocenter
C. ethnocenter
D. epicenter
Answer: D
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b. low, due to a lack of nutrients. c. average, due to abundant sunshine and clear waters. d. average, due to warm temperatures.
Human activity has affected every aspect of the water cycle. Identify three ways that humans have altered the water cycle. What are the major concerns regarding our alteration of the water cycle?
What will be an ideal response?
The latent heat (heat of condensation) released by condensing liquid ____
a. makes dry air more buoyant b. makes moist air denser c. adds heat to moist air that rises d. removes heat from moist air that rises e. adds heat to dry air that rises
What impacts did the U.S. Interstate Highway Act have on the morphology and structure of U.S. cities in the post–1950s era?
What will be an ideal response?