Earlier in this class you learned about the Coriolis force. Given your knowledge of this force and Jupiter, which of these statements is most accurate?
A) The Coriolis force is much stronger on Jupiter than on Earth because Jupiter rotates more slowly than Earth and is much larger than Earth.
B) The Coriolis force is much weaker on Jupiter than on Earth because of the strong gravity on Jupiter.
C) The Coriolis force is the same on Jupiter as on Earth.
D) The Coriolis force is much stronger on Jupiter than on Earth because it rotates more than twice as fast as Earth and it is much larger than Earth.
D
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Which of the features labeled on this figure is a terminal or recessional moraine?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
The capital of Canada is
A. Vancouver B. Quebec C. Ottawa D. Montreal
It is believed that over the past two million years, world sea level has ____
A) changed, but not significantly B) varied from about 6 meters above to about 125 meters below present position C) varied from about 125 meters above to about 6 meters below present position D) not changed
Why is the average depth of the outer edge of the continental shelf (i.e., the shelf break) consistently at a depth of about 135 meters throughout the oceans?
a) The continental shelf is part of the granitic continental crust b) The shelf break formed by plate warping c) The continents are modified by erosion of sediments d) Increase and decrease in sea level caused the shorelines to migrate and become either exposed or covered by the ocean e) All of the above