A major site of sediment deposition during the Cenozoic was ________
A) the central U.S.
B) the Rocky Mountains
C) the Gulf of Mexico
D) central Texas
E) the western coast of the U.S.
C
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Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure. Of these locations, which would likely have the slowest groundwater flow?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 4 and 5
E) 1 and 5
Where might a rare example of random distribution be found?
a. intertidal zone b. abyssal plains c. open ocean d. estuary e. rocky shore
The law of ________ explains that sediments (such as sand, gravel, and mud) are originally deposited or settled out of water in horizontal layers.
A. original horizontality B. superposition C. cosines D. original continuity E. gradation
What is a possible cause of the extinction event called the Great Dying?
A. a sudden increase in the oxygen content of the atmosphere during the Precambrian B. a great outpouring of lava at the end of the Paleozoic C. a new kind of super predator that devoured nearly all of the life in the oceans D. a meteorite impact that killed the dinosaurs