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) 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.

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During the Mesozoic, ammonites possessed a complex suture pattern that makes them excellent

guide fossils. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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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

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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

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