Use Your Knowledge of Plate Boundaries to Answer Whether an Earthquake

question 1

Multiple Choice

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

• A)likely
• B)unlikely

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Definitions:

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of the reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients occurs.

Bowman Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Loop of Henle

A segment of the nephron in the kidney crucial for concentrating urine and conserving water.

Afferent Arteriole

The small artery that carries blood toward the capillaries in the glomerulus of the kidney.