What is the basis for life in the hydrothermal vent community?

A) The heated waters surrounding the vents
B) Chemosynthetic organisms
C) Whale falls
D) The biological productivity of the water above


B

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A. nuclear fusion, gravitational attraction of material, and movement and rotation of a galaxy B. attraction of mass by gravity, formation of stars via nuclear fusion, and emission of electromagnetic radiation C. nuclear fusion and nucleosynthesis of helium, convection in the interior, emission of electromagnetic radiation and heat D. ejection of the outer envelope of gas and plasma

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Explain why the dry adiabatic lapse rate is different than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate.

What will be an ideal response?

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What dam failure caused the greatest loss of life in the U.S.?

a. Grand Coulee, Washington b. Teton, Idaho c. St. Francis, California d. Johnstown, Pennsylvania e. Buffalo Creek, West Virginia

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Peasant landholdings in the Soviet Union were confiscated and reorganized under the _____ agricultural system

a. orthodox b. apostolic c. indoctrinate d. collectivized e. consolidated

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