The type of stress that causes most folding is

A) tension.
B) compression.
C) confining pressure.
D) fluid pressure.


B) compression.

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A. chinook wind B. nor'easter C. Santa Ana wind D. land breeze

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Echinoderms and chordates are thought to be related because ____

a. both have embryonic cells with spiral cleavage

b. both have embryonic cells with radial cleavage c. both have amniote eggs d. they lived at the same time e. both have embryonic cells with nested cleavage

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What two chronic environmental problems facing the Russian Domain today?

A) desertification and deforestation B) air pollution and deforestation C) water pollution and desertification D) water pollution and deforestation E) air pollution and water pollution

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Newly formed species typically have experienced different

A) numbers of offspring. B) life spans. C) dietary habits. D) selective pressures.

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