The Coriolis reaches maximum deflection at
A) 60° N and 60° S.
B) the poles.
C) the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
D) the equator.
E) 30° N and 30° S.
B
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To say that electric charge is conserved means that no case has ever been found where
A) the total charge on an object has changed. B) the net amount of negative charge on an object is unbalanced by a positive charge on another object. C) the total amount of charge on an object has increased. D) net charge has been created or destroyed. E) none of the above
When vast amounts of magmas pour onto stable tectonic plates, they are known as ________.
A. continental flood scorias B. continental flood granites C. continental flood basalts D. continental shelf deposits
Most oceanic islands and seamounts are
A. large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents. B. places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence. C. constructed by volcanic eruptions that first occur under water. D. small pieces rifted apart from continents.
During the Pleistocene, a continental ice sheet extended from mainland Europe to ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).