Sudden or catastrophic events, such as volcanic eruptions and tsunami, can be explained by ____

A)big bang theory
B)theory of natural selection
C)third law of thermodynamics
D)principle of uniformitarianism
E)scientific method


D

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a. crude birth rate b. total birth rate c. total fertility rate d. crude fertility rate e. population's natural rate of increase

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The term "cone of depression" refers to

A) a change in the level of the soil water zone. B) a depression in the water table formed by rapid groundwater withdrawal. C) a depression in Earth's surface formed by groundwater withdrawal. D) a graphical representation of the decline in the rate of groundwater flow as an aquifer dries out.

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