What is the probability that a 100-year flood will occur at least once in 100 years?

A. 10 percent
B. 63 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 1 percent
E. 100 percent


Answer: B

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A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

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According to the 1872 General Mining Law, miners can stake claim anywhere on public land, but must pay __________ per acre to take the minerals they find.

A. less than US $5.00 B. US $50.00 C. US $500.00 D. US $5000.00 E. None of these, miners do not have to pay anything, they just have to lay claim to the land.

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Explain the importance of the nature of the parent material to soil formation and type. Then, develop two examples in which the influence of parent materials may be outweighed by other soil forming factors

What will be an ideal response?

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When DNA is replicated in eukaryotes,

A) the new molecule of DNA consists of two newly synthesized strands. B) a molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA) is constructed using DNA as a template. C) the new molecule of DNA includes the bases A, C, T, and U. D) each new molecule of DNA consists of one old strand and one new strand.

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