Assuming that hot spots remain fixed, in what direction was the Pacific plate moving while the Hawaiian Islands were forming?
What will be an ideal response?
The Pacific plate was moving northwest when the Hawaiian Islands were forming.
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A. Yes. Increased oxygenation of the bloodstream is good for you and can increase your life span. B. No. Large amounts of oxygen will absorb hydrogen from the body and increase the amount of water in the body causing an imbalance in electrolytes. C. Yes. This is the reason patients are given pure (100%) oxygen during medical procedures. D. No. Breathing 100% oxygen for extended periods of time can be damaging to the body.
What types of lineations form in the brittle regime?
What will be an ideal response?
Like Death Valley, the Dead Sea is a place where you can walk on dry land below sea level, and an apparently unmotivated “hole in the ground” along a strike-slip fault. How do you think it formed?
What will be an ideal response?
The most fundamental classification factor in the Koeppen system is
A) temperature. B) precipitation. C) vegetation. D) latitude.