Describe some of the techniques used to infer past climates. About how far into the past are these different methods able to reconstruct past climatic conditions?
What will be an ideal response?
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A. Separatism B. Ethnicity C. Ethnic geography D. Ethnocentrism
True or False: All clay-size grains in a clastic sedimentary rock are clay minerals
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The magnetic field of the earth is most likely generated in the:
a. lithosphere b. asthenosphere c. mantle d. core
Which of the following statements about peppered moths in England is FALSE?
A. In polluted areas, dark moths survived better than light moths. B. After pollution control laws were passed, dark moths became more common than light moths in urban areas. C. Bernard Kettlewell's experiments suggested that bird predation was responsible for evolution in peppered moth coloration. D. In the countryside, light moths survived better than dark moths.