Explosive eruption is a violent eruption (i.e., explosion) mainly due to:
a. high temperature
b. high pressure
c. closest to Earth surface
d. large volume
Answer: b. high pressure
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a. the distance that a water packet can move along the stream in a given period of time b. the mass of water in stream moving past particular point in a given period of time c. the volume of water passing through a cross section of the stream in a given period of time d. the loss of stream water due to evaporation and infiltration
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all examples of:
A. earth-altering processes. B. geologic hazards. C. earth hazards. D. geospheric processes. E. geologic resources.
Auroras are seen
a. ?in the Northern Hemisphere only. b. in the Southern Hemisphere only. c. ?in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at high latitudes. d. ?in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres near the equator. e. ?everywhere on Earth
Glaciers grow outward from a cirque.
a. true b. false