The primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources is ____.

A. how easily each can be discovered
B. the available amount of each resource
C. the length of time it takes for each to be replenished
D. how fast each is being consumed
E. how quickly each can produce electricity


Answer: C

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A) areas where two plates slide laterally past one another, generating earthquakes, like the San Andrea fault B) sites of supervolcanos like Yellowstone C) sites where heat from the earth's interior is vented to the surface as volcanos D) sites where cold, downgoing convective cells, the plates, descent into the mantle

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The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is converted from one form to another, some of the useful energy is lost.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Tsunami are usually caused by

A) Milankovich cycles. B) global warming. C) earthquakes. D) Earth's changing orbit.

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The rate of sediment deposition is fairly consistent throughout the ocean

a. True b. False

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