Ocean currents do not follow wind patterns exactly; rather, they spiral in semiclosed circular whirls called ____________________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: gyres?
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The speed of plate motion is approximately ________.
A. 1-10 km/yr B. 1-10 m/yr C. 1-10 cm/yr
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A) $28,000 B) $35,000 C) $16,000 D) $790,000
The last interglacial period with temperatures similar to the present interglacial period was the
A) Günz-Mindel interglacial. B) Eemian interglacial. C) Holstein interglacial. D) Flandrian interglacial.