Reference no: EM13202918
1. The modified Mercalli scale indicates ____.
A) the magnitude of an earthquake
B) the amount of energy released by an earthquake
C) the intensity of an earthquake
D) the amount of the slip on a fault
E) the magnitude and the intensity of an earthquake
2. What characteristics of hurricanes are NOT also associated with individual thunderstorms?
A) updrafts
B) chance of tornadoes
C) anvil clouds
D) heavy rain showers
E) storm surges
3. What is thought to be the source of the sulfur dioxide that was released into the atmosphere following the impact at Chicxulub?
A) vaporized comet
B) burning dinosaurs
C) combining elements in the atmosphere after the initial blast
D) limestones
E) evaporites
4. Concerning the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) extinction, which of the following was a probable contributory factor?
A) Volcanism in Siberia
B) Impact in Siberia
C) The formation of the supercontinent Pangea
D) Volcanism in India
E) Glaciation"