Why are orangutans currently endangered in Borneo?
A. They have been overharvested by humans for their meat and fur
B. Humans have introduced a disease that is fatal to orangutans
C. Sea level rise from climate change has flooded their coastal habitat
D. Their habitat has been destroyed and replaced by palm plantations.
Ans: D. Their habitat has been destroyed and replaced by palm plantations.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mafic magma at a temperature of 1200°C intrudes into felsic continental-crust rocks 15 km below the surface. Will the granite melt? If so, what will happen to the resulting magma? Use information presented in the chapter to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
An extensive, continuous mass of ice covering a continental scale is known as a(n)
A) tidal glacier. B) ice sheet. C) piedmont glacier. D) tidewater glacier.
One of the primary goals of geology is to ________
A) understand the history of the earth B) understand the role of plate tectonics in the earth's evolution C) determine the role of meteorites in the decline of species over time D) develop a comprehensive relationship between fossils and geologic formations E) identify all of the rocks on the surface of the earth