Explain why correlation by fossils is necessary to demonstrate time equivalence of strata. What will be an ideal response?


Each life form is indicative of a specific interval of geologic time.

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The hydrologic cycle includes all of the following processes except

A) evaporation. B) precipitation. C) runoff. D) uplift.

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Continental rifting has not occurred on Earth since the Triassic. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Salinity in the ocean is highest in regions where ________ is high and ________ is low

A) evaporation; precipitation B) temperature; evaporation C) precipitation; evaporation D) precipitation; temperature

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A bare roof of a warmly heated home on a snowy day indicates

A. good insulation. B. an unwanted flow of heat. C. regions of convection. D. all of the above

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