What plate boundary would be expected where a coastal mountain chain is in proximity to an oceanic trench?
A. ocean–ocean convergent
B. ocean–continental transform
C. continental–continental convergent
D. ocean–continental divergent
E. ocean–continental convergent
E
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A. Category 2 B. Category 3 C. Category 4 D. Category 5
Which of the following was the most destructive hurricane ever to hit Atlantic Canada, in the past century?
A. Hurricane Juan B. Hurricane Ivan C. Hurricane Wilma D. Hurricane Katrina
Which scenario would create the greatest deflection for a wind by the Coriolis effect?
A) High latitude, accelerating, fast moving wind B) High latitude, accelerating, slow moving wind C) Low latitude, decelerating, slow moving wind D) Low latitude, decelerating, fast moving wind
What kind of information can be determined about the ocean with the use of satellites?
a. The height of the sea surface b. The temperature of the sea surface c. The amount of plankton productivity d. All of these choices