Geologic hazards - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Where and why do earthquakes occur? - ANSWER-Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries and faults due to rocks underground breaking along a fault Are faults the same as plate boundaries? - ANSWER-No; Faults are cracks in rocks/plates, and plate boundaries are where the plates end (Plate boundaries are all faults, but not all faults are plate boundaries - most are not) What are the major types of seismic waves? Which travels fastest? Which causes most damage? - ANSWER-P and S waves. S waves ...

EES Exam 1 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is called the - -hydrosphere Earth's external heat engine is driven by __. - -solar power scientific concept that has been tested and is in all likelihood true - -theory Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all examples of - -geologic hazards the two major types of crust are oceanic crust and - -contin...

What does it mean when you have topographic contours on a 1:24,000 scale base map that are roughly circular and have hachures on the counters? - ANSWER-They represent a closed depression You have a base map at a scale of 1:6,000 and you need to represent the information you obtained during a field investigation of a site that is one square mile, that included mapping of your site as well as subsurface exploration results. What do you need to do to the map to make it work? - ANSWER-Use a large...

Exploring Geology 4th Edition Test Bank by Reynolds Johnson Chapter 1 – The Nature of Geology TEST BANK QUESTIONS – This test bank is for Exploring Geology 4 th edition. In addition to this Word file, the questions can be accessed via MH’s Connect system, and MH can provide them for various classroom-management systems (e.g., Blackboard). At the end of this document are instructions for copying and pasting these questions to create a new test, as well as a description the self-...

GEOG 1114 Physical Geography - Oklahoma State University. Locating the epicenter of an earthquake using trilateration Now, you will learn how data from seismographs in different locations are used to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake via trilateration. The material you need to refer to for this activity is in the file "Epicenter exercise package" on Canvas. The file has the seismograms for three locations (Marlow, OK, Carrier, OK, and Bolivar, MO), a scale with the P-S waves curve, and a...

1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth core iron, nickel, oxygen 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth crust oxygen, silicon, aluminum Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the ocean oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the atmosphere nitrogen, oxygen, argon how does density re...

Iowa Certified Applicator Core Manual Commercial applicator - ANS person who uses pesticide on any property of another person for payment Public Applicator - ANS persons who use pesticide as state, county, municipal, or government employees Non-commercial applicators - ANS persons who apply restricted use pesticides on land owned, rented, or leased by applicator Private applicators - ANS persons who apply pesticides for the production of an agr...

Strain - ANSWER-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - ANSWER-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - ANSWER-The component of total stress that acts perpendicular to the plane. Shear stress - ANSWER-The component of total stress that acts parallel to any point in question. Dilatancy - ANSWER-Tendency of a materia...

List and briefly describe the sciences that collectively make up Earth science. 1. oceanography = Study of the ocean 2. meteorology = The study of the atmosphere and its change 3. astronomy = The study of stars, planets, and space 4. geology = The study of earth (1)List at least four different natural hazards. (2)Aside from natural hazards, describe another important connection between people and Earth science. 1. volcanoes, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes 2. A connection people and...

APES Unit 4 Study Guide Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. What are the layers of the earth? - -15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - -Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - -The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - -An area beneath t...