Why is it so difficult to determine how fast sea level is rising?
What will be an ideal response?
Historical changes in sea level are measured by tidal gages, but these devices measure relative sea level that changes because of uplift or subsidence of the shoreline in addition to absolute sea-level rise.
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A) 75 B) 60 C) 40 D) 25
Give one example of each of the carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, and halides. What will be an ideal response?
A hurricane typically
A) forms over relatively cool ocean waters. B) is a cold-core cyclone. C) contains bands of precipitating clouds that spiral clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. D) has temperatures near its center that are much higher than surrounding temperatures.
The lithosphere refers to the
A. plasticky interior of the Earth that moves in response to heating from the interior. B. solid upper part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle. C. land part of the Earth only. D. molten lava that is ejected from volcanoes.