Similar in nature to a batholith but much smaller in size is a ________.
a - sill
b - stock
c - dike
d - vein
e - all of the above
b - stock
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________ cycles control the amount of solar radiation received at important latitudes, and, therefore, control the temporal pattern of the ice ages
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A supplier wants to make a profit by buying metal by weight at one altitude and selling it at the same price per pound at another altitude. The supplier should
A) buy at a high altitude and sell at a low altitude. B) buy at a low altitude and sell at a high altitude. C) disregard altitude because it makes no difference.
When would coastal erosion be more probable?
A) high waves, low tide B) high waves, high tide C) low waves, low tide D) low waves, high tide
Consider a steep highway cut made by removing slightly weathered to fresh, fractured, granite bedrock. Which of the following situations is most stable against rockslides?
A. one set of widely spaced, sub-horizontal fractures B. two sets of fractures, one widely spaced and sub-horizontal, the other inclined away from the highway cut C. one set of widely spaced fractures inclined towards the road cut D. two sets of fractures, one inclined toward the road cut and the other away