Why is history important in understanding natural hazards?
A) Typically, a natural hazard will not recur, so the history of a natural hazard reveals where it won't happen.
B) Most natural hazards are low magnitude, high frequency events.
C) Most natural hazards are repetitive events.
D) The history of natural hazards is always interesting.
C
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A) increased and is causing a worsening problem of deforestation and erosion. B) declined, as developing nations use charcoal and fossil fuels and has become less of a threat to ecosystem sustainability. C) become a major industry in the United States, especially in urban areas, replacing fossil fuels in many regions. D) shifted from productive to consumptive use.
Cirrocumulus are low level clouds
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The amount of incoming solar energy received at the Earth's surface changes with latitude for which of the following reasons?
a. The curvature of the Earth changes the directness of the Sun angle. b. The rotation of the Earth changes the latitude of locations. c. The north-south change in the location of the circle of illumination changes over the course of 24 hours. d. The distance on the Earth's surface changes with latitude.
What is the modern theory for orogenesis?
A) plate tectonics theory B) shrinking earth model C) geosynclinal theory D) expanding earth theory