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Air traveling equatorward from the subtropical highs produces the

Seismologists (scientists that study earthquakes) can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur.

What type of tide forms when the Moon is at a right angle with respect to the Sun when viewed from Earth, such as during the first and last quarter moon? Select the best answer.

What phenomena is used to explain the generation of seismic waves?

_______________ is the section of the mantle that behaves like a plastic.

The asthenosphere and components of the lithosphere are labeled A through D on the image below. Match each letter to the appropriate name of each labeled feature.

Basalt is coarse-grained and is primarily composed of mafic minerals. 

Currents are deflected to the _______ in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect. Select the best answer.

Of the following organisms, which appeared first in the fossil record? In other words, which evolved first?

Astrology is the study of the Universe.