What is the average number of hurricanes that occur each year in the
Atlantic Ocean basin? (total number of hurricanes ÷ years) What will be an ideal response?
2005 – 1950 = 55 years. 346 hurricanes ÷ 55 years = 6.29 hurricanes / year
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A 1-kg chunk of putty moving at 1 m/s collides and sticks to a 5-kg bowling ball initially at rest. The bowling ball and putty then move with a momentum of
A) 0 kg ? m/s. B) 1 kg ? m/s. C) 2 kg ? m/s. D) 5 kg ? m/s. E) more than 5 kg ? m/s.
During the Mesozoic, ammonites possessed a complex suture pattern that makes them excellent
guide fossils. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What is the main source of terrigenous sediments to the ocean?
a. volcanic eruptions b. rivers c. dust and ash d. cosmic dust e. marine snow
Straight scratches on rock surfaces created by glacial abrasion are known as:
a. rock flour. b. glacial striations. c. glacial till. d. varves. e. moraines