What type of volcanic eruption is probably shown in this photograph?





A) Fire fountain

B) Basaltic lava flow

C) Felsic lava flow

D) Caldera eruption


B) Basaltic lava flow

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A. friction, your weight, and the normal force. B. friction and the normal force. C. your weight and the normal force. D. all of the above

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During the Wisconsin part of the Pleistocene Epoch, the Antarctic ice cover was ________

A) the same as today B) slightly larger than today C) slightly smaller than today D) much larger than today E) much less than today

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Steno's law of ________ states that sediment layers are continuous, ending only by butting up against a topographic high, such as a hill or a cliff, by pinching out due to lack of sediment, or by gradational change from one sediment type to another.

A. original continuity B. cosines C. edges D. superposition E. original horizontality

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The glaciers in Glacier National Park are examples of ________ glaciers. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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