The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be
A) oil-tar sands
B) deep -sea mining
C) the generation of electricity from tidal currents
D) hydraulic fracking
E) wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters
B) deep -sea mining
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What was the approximate concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere in 2015? Use the smoothed curve for seasonally corrected data to make the determination
A) 400 ppm B) 380 ppm C) 340 ppm D) 320 ppm
Which one of the following statements best describes erosion?
A) movement of weathered rock and regolith toward the base of a slope B) the combined processes of leaching, eluviation, and mass wasting C) the process by which weathered rock and mineral particles are removed from one area and transported elsewhere D) disintegration and decomposition of rocks and minerals at the surface
________ is the return of some of the energy of a seismic wave to the Earth's surface after it bounces off a rock boundary.
A. Seismic attenuation B. Seismic reflection C. Seismic adjustment D. Seismic shadow zone E. Seismic refraction