Gen Sci Ch 37
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- Q1What is the cause of a tsunami?a hurricaneall of the aboveair pressurean underwater disturbance30s
- Q2The place under the surface where an earthquake starts is called a(n)focusseismologistepicenterseismometer30s
- Q3The earthquake wave that is the fastest is thetidal waveQ waveP waveS wave30s
- Q4S-wavesmove side to sideare the fastest waveonly move under watercompress and expand30s
- Q5We can accurately predict when an earthquake will happenfalsetrue30s
- Q6Hurricanes formover cold oceansover warm oceansover landover deserts30s
- Q7What causes hurricanes to die?it hits landit reaches cold waterall of the above30s
- Q8The volcano that produces the most explosive eruptions is thecompositeshieldcinder cone30s
- Q9Volcanic mudflows are calledlaharsmudflowslapillibombs30s
- Q10Greenhouse gaseskeep the Earth protected from alienstrap heat close to Earth's surfacemake it easier to breatheremove heat from Earth's surface30s
- Q11What could happen because of global warming?all of the abovefloodingloss of habitatsrising sea levels30s
- Q12A natural cause of climate change ischanges in the Earth's orbitchanges in the Sun's activityvolcanic eruptionsall of the above30s
- Q13In the center of a hurricane is an area ofhigh pressurelightning and severe stormschanging pressurelow pressure30s
- Q14We are in an interglacial period.truefalse30s