When a continental plate diverges from another continental plate what happens?
a. a new ocean basin forms
b. a large mountain range forms
c. a transform fault forms
d. there are no earthquakes
e. a subduction zone forms
a. a new ocean basin forms
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here are few species left on Earth to discover Biodiversity is evenly distributed across the planet We know why biodiversity increases at lower latitudes The age of an ecosystem can be an indicator of biodiversity
Which of the following is presently a problem with modern-day weather predictions?
a. computer forecast models make assumptions about the atmosphere that are not always correct. b. there are regions of the world where only space observations are available. c. computer models do not always adequately interpret the surface's influence on the weather. d. the distance between grid points on some models is too large to pick up smaller-scale weather features such as thunderstorms. e. all of the above
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A) closed; open B) closed; closed C) open; open D) open; closed E) negative; positive
____________________ ripple marks form in response to wind or water moving in one direction. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)