If you were a public official in the area around mt. vesuvius or in kobe, japan, what steps would you take to ensure that people are safe from these natural disasters?

Atsunami usually is the result of a. a nearby underwater earthquake. b. the winter monsoons. c. seismic activity in the eastern pacific ocean. d. hurricane-force winds.

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t. c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite. b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments. c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't. d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era, dead white european males cannot get a fair shake. e) wegener won the nobel prize.

Hurricanes a. usually form over land b. usually intensify over land c. gain strength from ocean heat d. usually form over the poles