Millennial-scale oscillations
A) typically begin with a slow increase in temperature.
B) take 500 or so years for a complete cycle.
C) indicate the earth flips back and forth between warmer states and colder states.
D) have little impact on precipitation patterns.
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The principle of superposition states that ____
a. older rock layers are found above younger rock layers b. younger rock layers are found above older rock layers c. younger rock layers are found below older rock layers d. ages of rock layers can’t be determined without fossil evidence e. rock layers with similar lithologies are likely the same age
The practice of setting time ahead or behind during the year, out of coordination with the Sun, is termed
A) Coordinated Universal Time. B) Daylight Saving Time. C) Standard time. D) Greenwich Mean Time.
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A) the sum of domestic goods, after the Gini coefficient is taken into account B) the projected level of development multiplied by the current wealth of a country C) the monetary value of the people, resources, and industrial output of a country D) total of the value of goods and services produced by a national economy divided by its population E) the amount of international trade that takes place for a country in a given year