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What term describes the mix of all living things in the biosphere

Biodiversity.

What galactic formation is made of irregular masses of particles gases and plasmas that reflect light from nearby stars

nebulae

What is the most common cause of tsunamis

The most common cause of tsunamis is having an earthquake occur under the ocean.

What is the classification for small hot stars

white dwarfs

According to Mohorovic when do seismic waves change speed

When they pass through different substances

What term defines the size of an earthquake

The term magnitude is used to describe the size of an earthquake.

What causes hotspots

mantle plumes

What scale is used to rate tornadoes by the amount of damage they cause

The Fujita scale determines the strength of the tornado based on the severity of the damage it causes. In the U.S. it has been replaced by the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Which term describes the point on the earth's surface above the area where an earthquake originates

The term that describes the point on the Earth's surface above the area where an earthquake originates is it's epicenter.

How are volcanoes that have not erupted in recorded history classified

Extinct

Which term describes a wave or series of waves produced when a large body of water is disturbed on a large scale

tsunami

How are volcanoes that have erupted in recent history but are currently inactive classified

dormant volcanoes

What is a rotating mass of air that develops high in the atmosphere and begins a pattern of tornado formation

This is called a mesocyclone.

A nurse recognizes the need for a device on an IV tube to eliminate air bubbles in the line

problem identification

Which of these is a problem that technology cannot solve

Poverty

preventing young people from choosing to experiment with drugs and alcohol

diseases

*Technology can solve all of these problems, unfortunately there are still some idiot drug attics, but there will always be some stupid people in the world (unless we purge them).

Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions due to thick magma which contains a large amount pf pressurized gas

the stratovolcano

What evidence in 1956 that supports the big bang theory

The evidence in 1956 was the neutrinos discovery.

What statements are true of earthquakes

occur everyday all around the world

Which of the following statements about hurricanes and tornadoes is true hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes hurricanes can kill people but tornadoes cannot hurricanes have strong winds

The statement "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" is true.

"Hurricanes have strong winds" is also true unless there is a second part to it.

Both hurricanes and tornadoes kill people.

Which of these is not an area where volcanoes are usually found

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other A+

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