What is the plastic layer in the mantle on which the crust “floats”?
A. Moho
B. asthenosphere
C. lithosphere
D. inner core
E. outer core
B
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Climate models predict global warming will increase temperatures at every location on Earth.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Thornbush and scrub forests tend to be found:
a. on the subtropical margins of the rainforest. b. where seasonal drought precludes development of a true rainforest. c. where soils are especially poor in nutrients. d. all of these
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A) 1.6 B) 5.6 C) 7.6 D) 12.6 E) 15.6