In a subduction zone, the descending oceanic plate may deform the continental plate, creating a(n) _______________. (two words)
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: coastal bulge?
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Which survivorship curve in the figure best represents such birds? A) Line A B) Line B C) Line C D) None of the above
Areas where plates slide past one another, usually ar right angles to a seafloor spreading are
A) areas of seafloor spreading. B) divergent boundaries. C) transform boundaries. D) convergent boundaries.
There is evidence that some of the organisms that went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous were already beginning to decline in population strength
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Limits on mountaintop removal mining were removed by the Bush administration in the late 1990s when
A) regulations on the use of coal in power plants were lifted, increasing the demand for coal. B) large regions of national forest were reclassified as national reserves, permitting coal mining. C) the mountain top debris was reclassified from waste to fill, allowing it to be dumped into valleys. D) laws changed, permitting the relocation of people and homes in the surrounding regions.