answersLogoWhite

0

Earthquakes

User Avatar

Bailee Jacobi

Lvl 10
2y ago
No Reviews
Leave the first rating

Rate this Study Guide:

Cards in this guide (20)
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

G

Related study guides

Earthquakes

19 cards

What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

If a stream's discharge decreases how does it affect the stream's capacity

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Earthquakes

17 cards

What is the French word for a bowl-shaped mountain depression carved at the head of a glacial valley

Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind

Abrasion changes the desert surface by

If a stream's discharge decreases how does it affect the stream's capacity

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Earthquakes

19 cards

At divergent plate boundaries in the ocean magma rises and melts because of what

A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under

What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud

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

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud

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

What is newly formed land consisting of an arc-shaped island chain called

What type of sand dunes will likely form if the sand supply is limited the wind direction is constant and vegetation is sparse

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Earthquakes

18 cards

What is the Ring of Fire

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

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews