Which of the following is NOT supporting evidence of plate tectonics?
A) The "jigsaw puzzle" shape of the continents.
B) Lack of oceanic ridges that would indicate sea floor spreading.
C) The fossil and climatic record.
D) Similar rock assemblages on the east coast of South America and West Coast of Africa.
B
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Which of the following describes the likely conditions in the centre of a large, middle-latitude continent?
A. abundant precipitation all year long B. a precipitation maximum during winter C. little precipitation at any time of year D. a precipitation maximum during summer
At constant temperature the pressure on a 10.0 L sample of gas is changed from 1.00 atm to 1140 torr. What is the new volume of the gas sample?
A) 0.00877 L B) 6.67 L C) 15.0 L D) 114 L
What is NOT true about geologic time?
A. can be observed in a human lifetime B. characterized as vast periods of time C. contextualizes operation of geologic processes D. related to the uniformitarianism concept E. timescale begins with the formation of Earth
The Gobi Desert located at the central Asia belongs to what type of deserts?
a. A coastal desert formed along cold ocean currents b. A desert formed in the interiors of continents c. A desert formed in rain shadows d. A subtropical desert