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At which site along this river would a cutbank form?

In San Francisco’s Marina district during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, some fill underwent permanent deformation and settling, and some formed slurries as underground water and loose sediment flowed like a fluid in a process known as ________________. 

Three sites (L1, L2, L3) record earthquake intensity and earthquake magnitude for the same earthquake. L1 is located closest to the epicenter and L3 is farthest away. The intensity values are greatest at _____ and the earthquake magnitude (calculated using seismograms from each location) ___________________________.

The change in elevation of a stream over its distance length is called _________________.

SHORT ANSWER. You only need to answer 2 out of the 3 essay questions for full credit. You can choose which two. ** I know it says Q3 is worth 0 points, it was just so the total points worked. I will grade each out of 10 and  if you answer all 3, you will get up to five extra credit points for correct answers.  Read each of the following questions carefully, and answer in the essay space provided.  Please number your answers accordingly in the essay box. 

Which is the BEST way you can help prepare for natural disasters?

 Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake prediction?

What shapes our risk perception?

When an mRNA molecule is being formed, which of the following pairs are matched?

Explain both the Multi Regional Hypothesis and the African Origin Hypothesis, which one do you believe is correct and why?