In what settings can metamorphic core complexes form?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Metamorphic core complexes form in extensional settings. Most are found where large extensional strains overprint contractional deformation, i.e. in orogenic

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Writing just at the start of the Industrial Revolution, Thomas Malthus argued that population growth

A) would exceed the ability of people to feed themselves. B) was insufficient to meet the needs of industry. C) presented numerous opportunities for technological innovation. D) was so low, and food so abundant, that people would become increasingly obese. E) and procreation were fundamental rights of human beings.

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What happens during an action potential?

What will be an ideal response?

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What is the result when a cirque on either side of a ridge cuts back to form a sharp-edged pass or saddle?

A. firn B. tarn C. bergschrund D. col E. arĂȘte

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A(n) ____________________ is a large parcel of air, sometimes subcontinental in size, that may move over Earth's surface as a distinct, relatively homogeneous entity

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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