Geology

At the subduction zone, the downgoing (subducting) plate is always composed of

An earthquake occurs with an epicenter in the town of New Madrid, Missouri, in the interior of the North American Plate. Where might the hypocenter (focus) of this earthquake pausibly found?

Which earthquake severity scale takes into account the type of rock that has been found?

How is the distance to the epicenter of an earthquake determined using a seismograph?

Intensity uses the Richter scale and is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude, t/f?
True False

The stream gradient of most rivers is greater near the ____ than near the ____.

The discharge of a river traveling through a humid region will typically __ downstream; the discharge of a river through an arid region will typically ___ downstream.

As a flooding river spreads over a floodplain the water on the floodplain flows ___ than the water in the channel

Which of the following best describes the climatic factors that cause the low latitude deserts (around 30 degrees N or S) like the Sahara in Africa?

If global warming happens then the climate belts will shift with cooler climates moving to lower latitudes (to the equator) t/f?
True False

Which of the following is an important long-term (acting over spans of tens of millions of years) factor in global climate change?

What is the most abundant mineral resource, non-metallic or metallic?

mineral deposits that come from water that is heated from magma