Hydraulic ____________ uses a pressurized injection of water, sand, and chemicals into oil wells to rupture the rock

and increase the amount of oil and natural gas that can be recovered. What will be an ideal response?


fracturing or fracking

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A) -9.14 B) -4.86 C) 4.86 D) 9.14

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Would earthquakes of similar magnitudes in different regions of the Earth cause approximately the same levels of damage necessarily? In your explanation, consider both geologic and human-induced factors

What will be an ideal response?

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Minerals can be composed of:

a. atoms b. ions c. isotopes d. all of the above

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Which feature is interpreted to be in the Yellowstone region (1)?



A) A continental collision
B) A meteorite impact
C) A continental hot spot
D) A foreland basin

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