Identify the statement that is true about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. a. Faulting occurred along a divergent-plate boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates. b. The likelihood of an earthquake was great because stress had been building on the fault for over 200 years. c. The earthquake generated a tsunami that was responsible for the majority of the lives lost. d. Shaking was amplified as waves passed from weak sediments into harder bedrock.

The lines marked by the letters a, b, and c on the map above represent a. chains of volcanoes b. earthquake fault lines c. thin strips of heavy forests d. major rivers that flow from north to south

Which features do all new rocks formed near oceanic ridge share? pillow shaped stripes pattern provide evidence to seafloor spreading made from molten material iron oriented in same direction

City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?