Haley's Comet visits Earth's atmosphere once every 76 years. What branch of the Earth sciences is the main group that studies these phenomena?
A) meteorology
B) geology
C) oceanography
D) astronomy
Answer: D) astronomy
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Consider the history of a single crystal of quartz. Describe how could this quartz grain could (a) form in a granite, (b) become incorporated into a sandstone, and (c) be transformed into a quartzite?
Explain the processes which act on the quartz crystal and the transformations it experiences. Detail the processes which would take place along each portion of this journey. What will be an ideal response?
The Treaty of ________________ divided the world into Spanish and Portuguese realms.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Large numbers of employees of suburban businesses may suffer hardships because they do not
A) commute to the CBD on privately funded transportation systems. B) experience sprawl. C) own automobiles, although in this new urban landscape public transportation is widely available. D) own automobiles in an urban landscape where public transportation is limited. E) have new school districts in an urban landscape where public schools are almost nonexistent.
What orientation of stresses is the simplest explanation for the structure shown in this figure?
A) Equal amounts of confining pressure
B) Tension from upper left to lower right
C) Shearing in a vertical direction
D) Shearing in a horizontal direction