Cite two examples of mountain belts formed by continental collision
What will be an ideal response?
The Himalayas and the Alps
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history? a. order b. phylum c. family
d. genus e. kingdom
This figure indicates that starting to enrich the majority of the world's population will have the immediate result of
A) first decreasing but then increasing population growth. B) increasing population growth. C) increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). D) decreasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). E) decreasing population growth.
An EF-1 tornado is capable of considerable roof damage.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The finely divided, red, brown, and yellow soil-coloring minerals originate by what process?
A) mechanical weathering of very fine-grained, blue-gray clays B) mechanical weathering of the feldspars and micas in granite and rhyolite C) chemical weathering of quartz and feldspars D) precipitation of iron oxides during the chemical weathering process