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Why do earthquakes often cause damaging fires

seismic waves can break gas lines water lines and electrical lines

Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great forces

Thermal energy

What force causes most of the erosion in desert areas

Running Water

What are Seismic waves and when do they form

seismic wave are earthquake waves the types are l - waves, p - waves and s- waves they are recorded by seismograph or also called seismograph they form by explosion's, earthquakes and movement (waves) underground.

What are the three main types of glacial erosion

The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.

How did scientists learn about earths interior

rocks and seismic waves

Is decaying plants dissolving minerals in rocks mechanical or chemical

Chemical Weathering

How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s

Lowering the land.

What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called

longitudinal dunes

If the steep face of a sand dune is on the southeast side of a dune then the prevailing wind in this area is from the

Southeast

During the recent ice age glaciers covered almost what percent of earths land

During the recent ice age, glaciers covered almost 30 percent of earths land.

Does a you shaped valley indicate glacial erosion

A 'U' shaped valley indicates glacial erosion.

In the western states a dry creek is called an arroyo or

a wash

Streamlined asymmetrical hills composed of till is called a

drumlin

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