Why are pyroclastic flows and lahars the most deadly and destructive volcanic phenomena?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: They are extremely fast-moving and far-flowing, resulting in many distances covered quickly. They are also often unpredicted; this combination results in many casualties in the wake of one of these phenomena.
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A) They all are in a straight line. B) They are all in the same plane. C) They all have tetrahedral geometry. D) None of these is correct.
Applying the Environmental Justice Principle would mean no group of people would bear an unfair share of environmental pollution or degradation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What wind speed and direction does this wind barb represent?
a. Northerly at 15 knots b. Northerly at 5 knots c. Southerly at 5 knots d. Southerly at 15 knots
Some biodiversity experts advise us to focus our efforts on
a. slowing high rates of extinction in biodiversity hotspots b. slowing extinction in temperature deciduous forests c. saving single important species d. saving the polar bear which is the most endangered of all creatures e. saving fish populations because of their importance as a food source for humans