The oceanic crust is composed mostly of ____

a. granite
b. peridotite
c. basalt
d. rhyolite
e. gneiss


c

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a. Cretaceous and Tertiary b. Cambrian and Triassic c. Carboniferous and Triassic d. Paleogene and Tertiary

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Probably the easiest weather forecast to make is a statistical forecast

a. True b. False

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When the vase falls to the floor, what happens to the energy in the system?

A) The entropy within the system remains constant during the fall. B) The kinetic energy is converted to heat energy that causes the vase to break. C) The potential energy causes the entropy in the system to change causing disorder. D) The kinetic energy is converted into potential energy. E) The potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

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Where is the Atacama Desert located?

A) in Patagonia B) in southeastern Brazil C) east of the Andes D) in Mexico E) on the Pacific coast of South America

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