What would happen to global sea levels if all the ice in West Antarctica melts?
A) It would not change because the volume of water you get from melting ice is only slightly more than the volume of the ice.
B) It would not change because the volume of water you get from melting ice is only slightly less than the volume of the ice.
C) Sea level would fall because of isostatic rebound.
D) Sea level would rise by a significant amount.
D) Sea level would rise by a significant amount.
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A. lower than normal pressures form across the southern U.S. B. higher than normal pressure are typically centered over Hudson Bay. C. higher than normal pressures form across the southern U.S.
In the early 1900s, peripheral countries
A) were well on their way to becoming core countries. B) imported most of their manufactured goods from core countries. C) diversified their economies. D) in Africa and Asia achieved their independence.
Some geologists think that the large lava flow to the north of SP Mountain occurred before the final formation of the SP Mountain cinder cone itself. What evidence that you can see supports this conclusion? (Hint: Think about the structure, and so the relative strength, of a cinder cone.)
Look at the following volcanoes (note that the maps are of several different scales): • Mount Vsevidof (53°07'35"N, 168°41'16"W), a composite volcano in Alaska (shown on Map T-2, Map T-21b, and Figure 34-2) • Crater Mountain (37°52'42"N, 119°00'25"W), the highest peak of the Mono Craters, a chain of rhyolitic plug dome volcanoes in California (shown on Maps T-23a and T-23c) • SP Mountain (35°34'56"N, 111°37'55"W), a basaltic cinder cone in Arizona (shown on Maps T-22a and T-22b and Figure 34-3) • Mauna Loa (19°28'17"N, 155°35'41"W), a large shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i (shown on Maps T-1 and T-21a) What will be an ideal response?
A simple carbohydrate that plants and animals use to obtain energy is ____________________
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