What is a pluton? What will be an ideal response?


A body of rock that formed by cooling of magma below Earth's surface.

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An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through

A) perestroika. B) glasnost. C) state-controlled education. D) Soviet-styled fashion. E) Soviet-styled architecture and state-controlled agriculture and industry.

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All areas now classified as Arctic tundra were covered by ice during the Pleistocene glaciations.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Why are high altitude clouds always so thin?

A) Air layers are unstable there. B) Air layers are stable there. C) Not enough particulates are present. D) Very little water vapor is present. E) Winds are faster at high levels.

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What is the tectonic setting of the large 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan?

A) Slip along a transform fault that cuts through Japan B) Slip along a transform fault that is just offshore to the north C) Rifting in the Sea of Japan, west of the island D) Slip along a subduction zone (megathrust)

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