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Climate is not directly affected by the movement of tectonic plates.
An earthquake occurred three hundred miles off the shoreline, and massive flooding occurred on land as a result. Which best describes what occurred?
Flooding can occur as a result of an earthquake.
Volcanoes impact both the air and land of the surrounding environment.
Which of the following types of boundaries is most likely to result in a subduction zone?a.divergentb.convergentc.transformd.all of the above
Why do coastal cities tend to have more moderate climates than cities in the middle of continents?a.Land masses do not experience large temperature changes like oceans.b.Land masses experience greater temperature changes than oceans.c.Oceans have no thermal properties, so they experience no temperature changed.Both oceans and land masses experience a small temperature change.
What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?a.convergent, divergent, and transformb.continental, oceanic, and convergentc.oceanic, convergent, and divergentd.transform, continental, and divergent
Which of the following is associated with plates sliding past each other?a.riftsb.subduction zonesc.faultsd.all of the above
What are some of the dangers that volcanoes pose to human populations?a.destruction of property from lava flowb.destruction from mud flowsc.lung problems from ash and toxic gasesd.all of the above
The epicenter of an earthquake is the area where the least amount of damage takes place.
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