While ascending through the atmosphere, you record temperature with a standard thermometer and find that the temperature has risen from -48°C (-54°F) to -18°C (-0.4°F) over the last 10 km (6.2 miles)
Which of the following regions of the atmosphere are you most likely in?
A) troposphere B) stratosphere C) thermosphere D) mesosphere
B
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A) Galápagos B) Macapá C) La Serena D) Mar Chiquita E) Ushuaia
Widespread cyclothem deposition in the Pennsylvanian has been attributed to glacial advances
and retreats on Gondwana. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What keeps Earth's asthenosphere pliable?
a. Chemical composition of the asthenosphere b. The density of the asthenosphere c. Earth's internal heat d. Insulation from the lithosphere
Large crystals found in a fine-grained groundmass can indicate a(n) ____
A)origin from a magma with an early intrusive phase followed by an extrusive phase B)origin from a magma with an early extrusive phase followed by an intrusive phase C)rock of mixed volcanic-plutonic origin D)intrusive slow cooling process E)origin from a magma with an early intrusive cooling phase followed by an extrusive cooling phase