The ____________________ orogen is the earliest mountain-building event that documents a complete

____________________ cycle of opening and closing ocean basins. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


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a. at the equator b. in the temperate zones c. in mountains d. adjacent to deserts e. by large bodies of water such as oceans, lakes and bays

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When vapor turns into liquid water it forms beads of ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Use the schematic shown below to answer this question.What causes the circular patterns?

A. Ocean salinity effects B. Ocean thermal effects C. Ocean thermal and salinity effects D. Winds

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All of these have been suggested as the cause of Snake River Plain volcanism except

a. continental rifting. b. subduction. c. a mantle plume.

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