You now have two estimates for the amount of sea-level rise if the ice sheets
melted: your original estimate (question ?b in this investigation), and the
estimate you calculated above, which accounts for a change in the surface
area of the oceans.
a. Which of these estimates represents the upper limit, or higher
estimate, of sea-level rise? What will be an ideal response?
The estimate that does not account for a change in ocean surface area (a 68-m sea-level
rise) represents the upper limit.
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A) individual and isolated parallel developments of the sport. B) the introduction of the internet. C) the colonial reach of the British Empire. D) nomadic relocation. E) the introduction of Facebook.
Natural increase factors in urban growth result from ________ while immigration results from ________.
A. Push and pull factors; improved medical care B. Better sanitation; improved medical care C. Improved medical care; push and pull factors D. Improved medical care; better sanitation E. Push and pull factors; better sanitation
Which of the following best matches the description?Comparative percentages of different age groups within a population.
A. dispersal B. immigration C. carrying capacity D. death phase E. density-independent factor F. population density G. emigration H. density-dependent limiting factor I. biotic potential J. r-strategist K. age distribution L. environmental resistance M. lag phase N. K-strategist O. exponential growth phase P. stable equilibrium phase
The peak acceleration of the San Fernando earthquake was:
a. between .25 and .5 g b. between .5 and .75 g c. between .75 and 1 g d. greater than 1 g