Initial temperature, the size of the intrusion, the fluid content of the magma, and the nature of the country rock are important factors in ____ metamorphism
A)fault
B)contact
C)divergent
D)convergent
E)conductive
B
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The contemporary view of nature dominant in the United States is most strongly linked to the
A) Judeo-Christian tradition, in which nature is to be dominated or tamed by Man. B) North American Indian tradition, which emphasized the interrelatedness of the natural world. C) romantic philosophies of Henry David Thoreau, in which all creatures have divine qualities— humans are not exceptional. D) transcendental poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, who encouraged a mystical and spiritual alternative to the primitive and savage life.
Of the following, ________ best describes floodplains
A) an area that is incidentally flooded when farming or mining operations change the course of rivers B) a region of land that has been deliberately, permanently flooded due to human disturbance, such as in dam building C) a region of land that is periodically flooded when a river overflows D) an area where flood irrigation of crops is used, such as a rice paddy E) an area that is periodically flooded because humans have altered the landscape
?Which statement is true of sediments in the ocean?
a. Biogenous sediments comprise a larger area than terrigenous sediments.
b. Terrigenous sediments comprise a larger area than biogenous sediments.
c. Hydrogenous sediments cover more volume than biogenous sediments.
d. Cosmogenous sediments cover more volume than biogenous sediments.
e. Terrigenous and biogenous sediments are equal in area and volume.
Which cloud type can indicate an oncoming storm, especially if they thicken and lower in elevation?
A) Fog B) Cirrus C) Stratocumulus D) Cumulus