What would have happened to the earth if it were 10% farther from the Sun?
A) Our atmosphere would consist mainly of carbon dioxide.
B) Liquid water and the water cycle would not exist.
C) Our Sun would have burned out after a few hundred million years so life would not evolve.
D) Our atmosphere would consist mainly of nitrogen.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
What specifically connects the continental shelves to the deep-ocean floor?
A) Continental rise B) Continental slope C) Shelf break D) Submarine canyon
An institutional language
A) describes Latin as the basis for much of the English vocabulary. B) describes the language of the leading spiritual groups. C) describes the language used in education, work and mass media. D) describes the language of the medical profession. E) describes the language used in meetings at the United Nations.
What is the name for a location on an active fault where strain has not been released for a significant period of time?
A. A shear zone B. A g-spot C. Seismic gap D. A fault scarp