What kind of unconformity is visible in this figure? The unconformity in question is indicated by the Arrow A
A) Disconformity
B) Nonconformity
C) Angular unconformity
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Environmental protection has been proven to ________ the number of available jobs because ________.
A. Stabilize; the use of nonrenewable resources is stabilized, and jobs are scarce anyway B. Stabilize; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry) C. Decrease; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry) D. Decrease; it negatively affects economic growth E. Increase; labor is usually substituted for natural resources (as in the case of recycling)
Major ecosystem impacts of oil spills include all of the following except ________
A) risk of fire along coastlines where the flammable material has washed ashore B) death of vegetation along coastlines where the oil has washed ashore C) suffocation of animals whose gills or lungs have been compromised with oil D) death of birds that have been immobilized by the oil coating their feathers
In tropical regions the surface temperature of the oceans is high but decreases rapidly with depth between 300 and 1000 meters because ________
A) rapidly upwelling cold currents occur in these regions B) tropical regions are areas of high rainfall and this rapidly lowers the temperature of seawater C) sunlight cannot penetrate much below the surface of the oceans D) cold water from the polar regions flows just below the surface E) volcanic activity on the seafloor is rare in the tropics