The Greek word lithos, from which the process of lithification is named, means
A) pressure.
B) rock.
C) heated.
D) affected by water.
Answer: B
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A) industrial. B) nonindustrial. C) postindustrial. D) sustainable. E) newly industrialized.
Dates on zircons from Western Australia suggest that the oldest crustal rocks are more than 4 billion
years old. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Over the past 40 years, interests in energy conservation have
A) paralleled increases in computer technology. B) largely paralleled the price of oil. C) decreased as alternate forms of energy have become available. D) dwindled as interests in world hunger have risen.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)