Science Flashcards
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The New Madrid Seismic Zone in southeastern Missouri is best known for producing which natural hazard?
Answer: Earthquakes
The New Madrid Seismic Zone produced major earthquakes in 1811–1812 and remains seismically active.
Many caves in Missouri's Ozarks formed mainly through which process?
Answer: Slightly acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
Carbonic acid in groundwater dissolves limestone and dolomite, forming caves and karst features.
Why does the United States experience summer when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun?
Answer: Sunlight strikes more directly and days are longer
Axial tilt causes more direct sunlight and longer daylight hours, warming the hemisphere tilted toward the Sun.
Which type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
Answer: Sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks like limestone and sandstone form from compacted, cemented sediments.
A cold front moves into Missouri in spring, meeting warm, moist air. What weather is most likely?
Answer: Thunderstorms and possible severe weather
Cold air forces warm, moist air upward rapidly, producing thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes.
What causes the phases of the Moon as seen from Earth?
Answer: The changing view of the Moon's sunlit half as it orbits Earth
As the Moon orbits, we see different portions of its sunlit half, creating phases.
Which human activity most directly increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?
Answer: Burning fossil fuels
Burning coal, oil, and natural gas releases stored carbon as carbon dioxide.