The polar caps on Mars are composed of
A) pure solid carbon dioxide.
B) pure water ice.
C) mostly solid carbon dioxide and some water ice.
D) mostly water ice and some solid carbon dioxide.
E) There are no polar caps on Mars.
C
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The geologic time scale is broken up into time units of different sizes based on
A) eons, eras, periods, and epochs. B) changes in fossilization. C) visible and nonvisible life forms. D) major changes in life forms.
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A. 4 kq/r. B. 4 kq/r2. C. kq/r2. D. kq/r. E. zero.
What can be used to reconstruct the past vegetation of an area and infer environmental conditions
What will be an ideal response?