Usually temperature, salinity, and pressure distributions cause ocean water density to increase with depth.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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a. shale, sandstone, and limestone b. limestone, sandstone, and shale c. sandstone, shale, and limestone d. sandstone, limestone, and shale e. limestone, shale, and sandstone

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Isaac Newton reasoned that Earth was not perfectly spherical because of

A) centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator. B) centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles. C) gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator. D) gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles.

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Earth satellites in an elliptical orbit travel at lowest speeds when

A. farthest from the Earth. B. nearest the Earth. C. neither of these D. can't say

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According to the conveyor belt model of midlatitude cyclones,

A) adiabatic temperature changes are very important. B) adiabatic temperature changes are unimportant. C) absorption of shortwave radiation by aerosols is very important. D) absorption of shortwave radiation by aerosols is more important than storm rotation.

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