The Cascadia subduction zone is 1,100 kilometers long, and its characteristics of youthful oceanic plate and strong coupling with the overriding plate are similar to situations in southwestern Japan and southern Chile where very large earthquakes have occurred.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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All the iron on Earth originated from ______ .

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Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are isotopes of carbon. These isotopes differ in the number of

A) protons. B) neutrons. C) electrons. D) protons, neutrons, or electrons.

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The term for an ancient climate is _______________

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Cloud-condensation nuclei over the ocean consist primarily of

A) clay particles. B) pieces of coral. C) salt particles. D) minute fragments of sea shells.

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