Which of the following factors is typically not used to classify slope failures?
A) Whether the material involved is rock or is unconsolidated
B) The rate of movement
C) The climate in which the failure occurs
D) The mechanism by which material moves
C) The climate in which the failure occurs
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a. 10 b. 100 c. 1,000 d. 10,000 e. 100,000
Which of the following is true about polar high-pressure areas?
A. They are responsible for the increased rate of sea ice melt. B. They produce the polar easterlies. C. They are stronger than all other pressure areas on Earth. D. They are cyclonic.
What characteristics make the Maldives so suitable for the mainstays of its economy?
A. majestic, cloud-shrouded volcanic mountains B. considered by many to have the most beautiful people on Earth C. hot springs and geothermal baths D. it is a group of low elevation atolls in the Indian Ocean
Energy from tides cannot be harnessed because it is too
A. concentrated. B. excessive. C. dispersed. D. All the choices are correct.