The largest mass extinction in the Phanerozoic occurred in the ________

A) Miocene B) Permian C) Devonian D) Jurassic E) Cambrian


B

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The most recent Era on the Earth is ________

A) Permian B) Eocene C) Precambrian D) Miocene E) Cenozoic

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The boundary between the zone of accumulation and the zone of ablation is an irregular line called the ________.

A. equipotential surface B. balancing line C. equilibrium line D. snow line E. break-even curve

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Which of the following is not true about snow/heavy rain and mass movements?

A) Melting snow adds lubricating moisture to the soil. B) Snow and rain both add weight to the soil. C) A lot of rain completely saturates the ground and decreases cohesion between particles. D) A lot of rain completely saturates the ground and increases cohesion between particles.

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As Earth revolves around the sun, Earth's axis remains parallel to its former positions. What is this characteristic called?

a. Constant inclination b. Parallelism c. True bearing d. Angle of incidence

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