What is correlation? How can you be sure you are correlating the same layers?
What will be an ideal response?
Correlation is the process of matching up rocks in different places on the basis of their rock type or fossils or both. You can increase the accuracy of your correlation by examining rock layers above and below the layer in question, as well as performing detailed analyses of the fossil content.
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A) Evaporation and infiltration B) Transpiration, purification, and precipitation C) Precipitation and infiltration D) Evaporation and precipitation
The city of Greenville has decided to build a new power plant. A government grant will help pay the building costs based upon the amount of CO2 that the new plant produces: the less CO2 emissions, the greater the value of the grant. The rest of the building cost will have to be paid by local taxpayers. Based upon this factor alone, which type of power plant would be the best option for the city?
A. Nuclear power B. Natural gas C. Coal
A streamlined hill molded from till is termed a(n) ____
a. roche moutonnée b. arête c. kame terrace d. drumlin
Which of the following is the best example of an ecosystem service?
A) a city cutting down a tree that is dying B) a park ranger checking fishing licenses C) soil microbes fixing atmospheric nitrogen D) a college environmental club cleaning up the shoulder of a highway E) the regulation of gas prices