Compared to the lithosphere, the asthenosphere is ____
a. ?cooler and more rigid
b. ?cooler and more plastic
c. ?hotter and more rigid
d. ?the same temperature and rigidity
e. ?hotter and more plastic
ANSWER: e
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fossil d. natural selection b. evaporite e. mineral c. formation
Compared to the United States, poor families in European cities are more likely to be
A) clustered in inner-city neighborhoods. B) dispersed throughout the city. C) clustered in suburbs. D) distributed uniformly in the city. E) living along major boulevards.
Tropical wet climates are typically contained within about this many degrees latitude of the equator: ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In our world, a mass with high heat capacity is able to
A) evaporate the most water from its surface. B) retain its heat the longest. C) insulate the best. D) reflect the greatest amount of sunshine.