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What are some negative outcomes about dams

It may over flow or break

What are springs

A Spring is a flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface. A spring forms when an aquitard blocks downward movement of groundwater and forces it to move laterally.

How do tornadoes wreck the environment

The powerful winds of tornadoes can destroy trees and other vegetation.

Give one advantage of using wind rather than coal as an energy resource

Wind is renewable and coal is non-renewable . =P

The formation of sand dunes by wind is an example of

erosion

What kind of growth is the human population in

Human population is growing exponentially.

Unequal heating and cooling in the atmosphere can result in a

earth surface

What time of year can the hurricane most likely to occur

Hurricanes are most likely to occur in late summer.

What process is the result of a divergent plate boundary

subduction

What is interfering with the ozone layer

The ozone depleting substances are interfering with ozone. They destroy the ozone.

Why are ocean currents important to coastal regions

they can warm or cool the air temperature along the coastal regions.

How does a straight alignment between Earth and the Sun and the moon impact the tides on Earth

It causes especially strong tides (high high and low lows) called "spring" tides. Nothing to do with the season; they "spring" up.

When the Moon and Sun are at right angles, we have "neap" tides (low highs and high lows).

What disease is most likely to occur from poor sanitation and flooding

Dysentery is one disease that is likely to occur from poor sanitation and flooding.

What types of seismic waves produce the most damage during an earthquake

Surface waves (e.g. Rayleigh waves, Love waves) that produce vertical motion of the ground surface produce the most damage during an earthquake.

Can ice be an agent of chemical weathering

No ice is an agent of physical weathering

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