Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind
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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows
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What is formed by glacial erosion
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Eskers
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What is the zone above the snowline on a glacier called
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The zone of accumulation.
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What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud
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the answer is liquefaction
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How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4
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Ten times
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Why can a heavy rain shower cause a large amount of erosion in a desert area
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There is a lack of vegetation
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What are the three main types of glacial erosion
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The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and
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Why are limiting development on floodplains effective
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Limiting development on floodplains is effective in controlling
floods because this allows floodplains to absorb floodwaters
without harm to structures
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What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse
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barchan dunes
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Why don't most desert streams empty into the ocean
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Ephemeral deserts streams dry up before they reach the ocean
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What is 2 ways that glaciers erode the land
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abrasion and plucking
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What is the difference of the P waves and S waves used to locate an earthquake's epicenter
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P waves, also called primary waves, are the first waves to be
registered on a seismograph. The S waves, or secondary waves, are
the second and slower wave to register on the seismograph. When
locating an earthquakes epicenter seismologists take the first
reading of the P wave, and then take the reading from the S wave.
At the station of where the earthquake was recorded, seismologists
draw a large circle from where the earthquakes epicenter could be.
TO exactly located the earthquakes epicenter there needs to be at
least 3 dfferent staions where the earthquake hit to determine its
epicenter using the S and P time interval.
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What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called
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longitudinal dunes
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Why was Alfred wegeners idea that tidal forces might cause continental drift refuted as impossible
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It would stop earth's rotation.
Showed that the tidal forces needed to move continents would
stop earths rotation.
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The thick loess deposits in south Dakota Nebraska and Iowa come from-
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The thick loess deposits in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa
come from glacial sediments.
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In the desert environment the chemical weathering of rocks is generally reduced because
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moisture is lacking and organic acids are scarce ;D
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What was the reason wegeners continental drift hypothesis was rejected
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His evidence was incorrect.
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Tropical soils are generally poor and thin due to
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Leanching
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magnitude
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How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa India Australia and South America support the idea of continental drift
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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind
Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind slows
down or hits an obstacle.
What is formed by glacial erosion
Eskers
What is the zone above the snowline on a glacier called
The zone of accumulation.
What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud
the answer is liquefaction
How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4
Ten times
Why can a heavy rain shower cause a large amount of erosion in a desert area
There is a lack of vegetation
What are the three main types of glacial erosion
The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and
freeze thaw.
Why are limiting development on floodplains effective
Limiting development on floodplains is effective in controlling
floods because this allows floodplains to absorb floodwaters
without harm to structures
What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse
barchan dunes
Why don't most desert streams empty into the ocean
Ephemeral deserts streams dry up before they reach the ocean
What is 2 ways that glaciers erode the land
abrasion and plucking
What is the difference of the P waves and S waves used to locate an earthquake's epicenter
P waves, also called primary waves, are the first waves to be
registered on a seismograph. The S waves, or secondary waves, are
the second and slower wave to register on the seismograph. When
locating an earthquakes epicenter seismologists take the first
reading of the P wave, and then take the reading from the S wave.
At the station of where the earthquake was recorded, seismologists
draw a large circle from where the earthquakes epicenter could be.
TO exactly located the earthquakes epicenter there needs to be at
least 3 dfferent staions where the earthquake hit to determine its
epicenter using the S and P time interval.
What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called
longitudinal dunes
Why was Alfred wegeners idea that tidal forces might cause continental drift refuted as impossible
It would stop earth's rotation.
Showed that the tidal forces needed to move continents would
stop earths rotation.
The thick loess deposits in south Dakota Nebraska and Iowa come from-
The thick loess deposits in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa
come from glacial sediments.
In the desert environment the chemical weathering of rocks is generally reduced because
moisture is lacking and organic acids are scarce ;D
What was the reason wegeners continental drift hypothesis was rejected
His evidence was incorrect.
Tropical soils are generally poor and thin due to
Leanching
The trace that records an earthquake from seismic instruments is called a
magnitude
How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa India Australia and South America support the idea of continental drift
What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud
How would you locate the epicenter of an earthquake once you have determined the distance from the epicenter of the earthquake to each of three seismographic stations
How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4