Cenozoic orogenic activity has primarily been concentrated in what two major zones or belts?


The two major zones are the Alpine-Himalayan belt and the circum-Pacific Belt.

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Explain why volcanic bombs take on a streamlined shape when they are flung through the air

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The wet adiabatic lapse rate:

a. is related to the release of latent heat during the condensation of water vapor. b. is generally constant. c. is associated with rising air. d. all of these

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Changes in incoming solar radiation and in the composition of the atmosphere are two examples of ____ causes of climate change

a. artificial b. intrinsic c. extrinsic d. internal e. external

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The process where liquid is converted into a gas is called:

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