Any fracture or system of fractures along which earth moves is known as a

a. deformation
b. fault
c. strain
d. stress

Which of the following events did not occur as a result of china’s open-door policy? a. trade between japan and china was encouraged. b. all countries were given equal access to chinese ports. c. foreign influence in china increased. d. the influence of the communist party weakened.

Some gamma ray bursts are hypothesized to come from mergers of neutron stars or black holes. if this hypothesis is correct, what else should we in principle be able to detect from such mergers? a. gravitiational waves b. x-ray bursts c. significant disruption of gas thousands of light-years away in the surrounding galaxy d. an "afterglow" of bright visible light, lasting for weeks

What must happen for new french words to be published in official dictionaries? a. they must be approved by the french academy b. they must be voted on by the people of france c. they must be used by famous french writers d. they must be used by philosophers a. they must be approved by the french academy