1. You hear that Fresno is threatened by future M7.1 earthquacks on Fulton Fault
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1. You hear that Fresno is threatened by future M7.1 earthquacks on Fulton Fault that is concealed runs right through the center of town. This story is most a Fresno State accurate if by development but blog by Survey; (circle best answer): (a) it was posted on a well known geology professor; (b) it is aired on CBS 47 with an interview of a seismologist from the U.S. Geological (c) It is published in the Fresno Bee with quotations from a UC Santa Cruz geophysicist.(d) it was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
2.Which of the following does NOT contribute to our knowledge of geology (circle best answer) historical accounts of journeys to the center of the Earth (b) field geologic studies; (e) mathematical modeling of physical processes; (d) Experiments; (e)Laboratory analysis.
3. More people in the world are threatened by natural disasters today than 50 years ago because (circle best answer (a) high-speed mass transit gets more people to dangerous places more efficiently(b)global population has increased: (c) a decline in global education has led to substandard engineering practice; (d plate boundaries are moving much faster the last 50 years than in previous times (e) tidal forces have increased over the last 50 years; (f) plate tectonics is slowing down and the Planet is dying, causing earthquakes; (g) more construction has weighed down plates, causing more earthquakes; (h) nuclear weapons testing triggers more earthquakes and volcanoes.
4. Most of the Earth's crust is oceanic, having formed at a spreading center. Why is very little oceanic crust preserved on land?(circle Best answer) (a)acid rain has dissolved most oceanic crust. (b) Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust so it is uplifted and eroded(c)oceanic crust is so metamorphosed geologists can't recognize it on land (d) oceanic crust weathers more easily than continental crust(e) most oceanic crust gets subducted(f) oceanic crust gets subducted; oceanic crust fossils we can't Continental recognize it as oceanic crust.
Explanation / Answer
1) d) it was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
In a peer reviewed scientific journal the papers are published only after thorough verification of facts.So a peer reviewed journal is reliable.
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