A glacier takes hundreds of thousands of years to form, but only a few thousand years to disappear

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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Impulse involves the time that a force acts. Work involves the

A. time and distance that a force acts. B. distance that a force acts. C. acceleration that a force produces. D. none of the above

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What relationship does this graph show between atmospheric pressure and altitude?

a. Air pressure increases with altitude at a decreasing rate. b. There does not seem to be a cause-effect relationship. c. Air pressure increases with altitude at an increasing rate. d. Air pressure decreases with altitude at a decreasing rate. e. Air pressure decreases with altitude at an increasing rate.

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Which of the following is not a way glaciers move downhill?

A) The glacier can slide over bedrock. B) A glacier can move by internal shear and flow. C) The upper parts of glaciers can fracture. D) The lower part of a glacier flows faster than the upper part.

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The four layers of the atmosphere from the top down are: [INSERT FIGURE 1-13. REMOVE TEXT "THERMOSPHERE", "MESOPAUSE", "MESOSPHERE", "STRATOPAUSE", "STRATOSPHERE", "TROPOPAUSE", AND "TROPOSP

A) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. B) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere. C) stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere. D) thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.

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