What are the two primary sources for the elements that comprise the dissolved components in seawater?

What will be an ideal response?


Outgassing from the early Earth and dissolved solids from chemical weathering being transported by streams into the ocean.

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Referring to the figure above, which transfer of heat is being represented?

A. radiation B. conduction C. convection D. scattering

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The greatest threat to global biodiversity is ________

A) habitat destruction B) chemical pollution C) overconsumption of rice, corn, and wheat D) the introduction of alien species

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To qualify as an air mass, a large body of air must have the identically same temperature at the same altitude throughout the air mass, even if the body of air is 1,000 kilometers wide

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Appalachians formed as a result of the

A) Laramide orogeny. B) Alleghany orogeny. C) Cordilleran orogeny. D) Alpine orogeny.

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