The damage from ash fall in the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines in 1991 would have been worse, but fortunately, monsoon rains washed the ash off houses and hillsides.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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What will be an ideal response?
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Why does the rainshadow desert form on the downwind side of the mountains?
A) The air mass has absorbed all the moisture on that side as it descended. B) The mountains block wind from that region, making it hot. C) The sediments on the downwind side are porous. D) The moisture was precipitated from the air mass on the upwind side.
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All of the following are volcanic hazards except
A. landslides. B. tsunamis. C. lava domes. D. mudflows.
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The principle of original horizontality states that beds of sediment are nearly always deposited as nearly horizontal layers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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