Compare the rate of sea-level rise at Virginia Key in Florida from 1994–2016 with the average rate from 1993-2013. What was increase per year at Virginia Key? What was the average rate?
What will be an ideal response?
Virginia Key sea-level rise from 1994-2016 has been 0.22" per year, while from 1993-2013 average sea-level rise was 0.14".
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A(n) environmentally ____________________ economy neither depletes natural resources nor pollutes at levels that overwhelm the ability of ecosystems to absorb waste.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The rain associated with a hurricane:
A) always leads to torrential flooding, no matter where the hurricane makes landfall. B) is only threatening in the immediate area where the hurricane makes landfall. C) can often bring benefits that outweigh the losses. D) is never associated with deaths in a hurricane.
Beyond the belts of hills that represent terminal and recessional moraines lie _______________ plains composed of meltwater deposits. These extensive areas of relatively low relief consist of glaciofluvial deposits that are sorted as they are transported by meltwater from the ice sheets
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Confining pressure is where ________
A) forces are applied equally in all directions B) pressure is applied in a cubic region C) pressure is parallel to the bedding planes D) forces are applied from the top and the bottom equally