Volcanic mudflows (lahars) are common on composite volcanoes because
A) large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes.
B) hot mud commonly erupts from their central craters.
C) such volcanoes form preferentially in rainy tropical locations.
A) large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes.
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A) It is a product of both transamination and oxidative deamination. B) It is a reactant in both transamination and oxidative deamination. C) It is a reactant in oxidative deamination and a product in transamination. D) It is a reactant in transamination and a product in oxidative deamination.
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a. expands in volume and increases in density. b. expands in volume and decreases in density. c. decreases in volume and increases in density. d. decreases in volume and decreases in density.
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You are a climate scientist and make a prediction that the Sahara was not a desert during glacial periods in the northern hemisphere. How could you test this hypothesis by looking at deep sea sediments from the Atlantic off west Africa? A) You could look at the sediments to see if there were biogenic sediments interbedded with sediments with terrigeneous input corresponding to the dry, interglacial intervals. B) You would look at fossils to see if there were organisms that preferred dusty conditions vs. clear water conditions. C) You could measure the isotopes in the sediment to estimate the sea surface temperatures. D) The hypothesis is untestable with deep sea sediment.