If Yellowstone were on the ocean floor, it would produce ________

A) a trench B) an island arc
C) a mid-ocean ridge D) a chain of line islands, like Hawaii


D

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It takes 40 J to push a large box 4 m across a floor. Assuming the push is in the same direction as the move, what is the magnitude of the force on the box?

A) 4 N B) 10 N C) 40 N D) 160 N E) none of the above

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The front on the left is a

A) warm front. B) cold front. C) stationary front. D) occluded front.

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How do desert tortoises survive the temperature extremes of southwestern deserts?

A) Stay underwater, using waterholes and rivers to cool down. B) They sweat to cool down. C) They spend much of their lives underground in burrows. D) They pack cooling mud on and within their shells.

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If a back-arc basin is associated with a volcanic island arc, what tends to develop there?

A) Submarine trench B) Wide continental shelf C) Long, linear sea D) Rift valley

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