Those states would be Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, California, Arizona, And Nevada
The Upper Basin States being Wyoming Colorado Utah and New Mexico
The Lower basin states being Cali Az and Nevada
A process that only occurs in the biosphere is transpiration.
B. distance and mass because as distance increases, the gravitational pull decreases and when it decreases, the gravitational pull increase. Also the mass increases, so does the attraction and opposite if it decreases.
The best answer is "foreshocks before the quake and aftershocks after the quake".
These terms are used to characterise the events of an earthquake over time. Foreshocks are small shocks that can occur before the main seismic event. Aftershocks, like foreshocks, are smaller seismic events that can occur after the main seismic event.