The walls and floors of trenches lie in the ____________ zone. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
hadal
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One zone within the earth deforms plastically and may even be partially molten. This is the:
a. outer core b. inner core c. asthenosphere d. lithosphere
The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines ________ global albedo, resulting in a temporary ________ of the Earth
A) decreased; cooling B) increased; cooling C) decreased; warming D) increased; warming E) decreased; rapid heating
How are oozes different from abyssal clays?
a) Oozes and abyssal clays are essentially the same. b) Oozes are at least 30% biogenous test material while abyssal clays are at least 70% fine, clay-sized particles from the continent. c) Abyssal clays are at least 30% biogenous test material while oozes are at least 70% fine, clay-sized particles from the continent. d) Abyssal clays are glacial deposits, while oozes are turbidite deposits.
How might a Near Earth Object change the climate?