Which of the following statements about marine sediments is correct?
A) They are useful for determining the distribution of ancient dinosaurs.
B) They contain plant fossils used to map the movement of the continents.
C) They provide a discontinuous, disturbed record of Earth history.
D) They record the timing and severity of some global extinction events.
E) They represent Earth history dating back for billions of years.
D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
On a given day in the winter in St. Louis, Missouri, it began snowing in the morning, the snow changed to rain by noon, later in the afternoon sleet was falling which turned to snow, and by evening rain was freezing on bridges and roadways as glaze
Briefly explain how such a sequence of precipitation might occur.
Which describes water's latent heat of vaporization?
a. The amount of energy needed to vaporize water; however, hydrogen bonds are not broken. b. The amount of energy needed to break some of water's hydrogen bonds. c. The amount of energy needed to thaw frozen ice. d. The amount of energy needed to break all of water's hydrogen bonds. e. The amount of energy needed to freeze ice.
Which of the following is associated with a midocean ridge?
A) An island arc B) Magma produced as the mantles rise up C) Melting of the subducting plate D) Lower topography than surrounding seafloor E) Continental rift