Why are earthquakes in Virginia felt so far away from the epicenter, while comparable (or larger) magnitude Earthquakes on the West coast are dampened closer to the epicenter

Match the type of region in column 1 to the example in column 2 functional region: functional formal perceptual example: the united states of america the slums of detroit the houston metropolitan area

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

Dose local topography and sea surface temp contribute to differences in climate between baeious localities