What is the most likely rock to be found in a drill core of a continental margin?

a. Granite
b. Carbonate
c. Alluvial rock
d. Basalt
e. Shell


a

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Because of a thinner ________, there are more impact craters on the Moon than on Earth

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is not a problem associated with extracting mineral resources from the ocean?

a. Many of the mineral resources that are found in seawater are in low concentrations. b. This can be extremely expensive given current technologies. c. There might be ecological impacts associated with aquatic life. d. There might be disagreement as to who has legal access and rights to certain resources. e. There are no valuable mineral resources in the ocean.

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Which of the following is composed of a circular funnel-shaped collector attached to a long measuring tube?

A. standard rain gauge B. tipping bucket rain gauge C. calibrated rain gauge D. weighing-type rain gauge

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Subduction of the ________ Plate beneath the North American Plate at approximately 60 million years ago resulted in the ________ Orogeny that created the Rocky Mountains

A) Pacific; Taconic B) South American; Nevadan C) Farallon; Laramide D) African; Alleghanian

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