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Vesuvius erupted—a very violent explosion—in 79 C.E. and buried the residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash. On the basis of this information, which of the following would you least expect to find at Vesuvius?

Which lava would have the highest viscosity?

If an area has shallow, intermediate, and deep earthquakes, what can you infer?

Spokane, Wa is located a few hundred miles east of the Cascade mountains. What type of desert is Spokane?

Tsunami generated by the Japan 2011 earthquake resulted from ________.

Desert areas constitute what percent of the Earth’s surface?

Given the ages of the different rock units that you see here, what is the age of the Paleocene sandstone?

When solar ultraviolet radiation interacts with the Earth’s surface, it

In this figure, which is older? The conglomerate or the shale?

Even when a volcano is not in an active eruptive phase, _____ will vent at the surface.