Barrier islands make ________ sites for real estate development because ________
A) good; they are made of rock and are quite stable
B) good; they provide excellent scenery
C) poor; they are unstable and often mobile
D) poor; they can be unstable, mobile, and overrun by storm surges.
E) poor; they can be overrun by storm surges
D
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A. low frequencies. B. long wavelengths. C. both of these D. none of the above
An El Niño is fully in place when
A) dispersing water spreads away from the equator on the eastern coast of South America. B) dispersing water spreads away from the equator on the western coast of South America. C) the leading edge of the Kelvin wave reaches the western coast of South America. D) the leading edge of the Kelvin wave reaches the eastern coast of South America.
How does weather radar estimate precipitation amounts and distances?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following best describes a seismic gap?
A. A large crack in the ground that opens in response to earthquake activity. B. The time interval between when an earthquake originates and when it's felt at distant locations. C. A section of an active fault that has not experienced an earthquake for an extended period of time D. The time interval between when an earthquake originates and when its aftershocks begin. E. A portion of a seismograph record where data is missing due to seismic waves being blocked by a mountain range.