The age of the oldest sediments recovered from deep-ocean drilling was ________
A) 300 million years ago
B) 180 million years ago
C) 65 million years ago
D) 20 million years ago
Answer: B
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largest source of additional oil? What will be an ideal response?
The cP air mass of North America is usually associated with a source region in:
a. Iceland. b. Aleutian Islands. c. Mexico. d. Canada.
Which of the following statements about the net effect of groins is accurate?
A. They cause sand to be deposited on the down-drift side and eroded on the up-drift side. B. They cause sand to be deposited on both sides. C. They cause neither erosion nor deposition, they just slow approving waves. D. They cause sand to be deposited on the up-drift side and eroded on the down-drift side. E. They cause sand to be eroded on both sides.
The low latitude dry regions coincide with ________
A) the polar high pressure belt B) the subtropical low pressure belts C) the gulf stream D) the polar low pressure belt E) the subtropical high pressure belts