On a surface weather map during the month of July, one would expect to find what type of pressure system over the desert southwest of the United States?
a. monsoon low
b. Pacific high
c. thermal low
d. Aleutian low
e. Bermuda high
ANSWER: c
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A) Precipitation that can saturate and weaken sediment
B) Undercutting of steep slopes by roads and rivers
C) Shaking during an earthquake
D) Shaking of slopes and melting of snow during volcanic eruptions
E) All of these are illustrated.
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A) forced vibrations. B) resonance. C) beats. D) reverberation. E) wave interference.
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A) Canada B) Mexico C) Argentina D) Brazil E) Mongolia
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A) chemical B) organic C) biochemical D) clastic