Whose work was the basis for the principle of uniformitarianism and the unavoidable necessity of a great age for Earth?
A)Charles Lyell
B)William Smith
C)James Hutton
D)Lord Kelvin
E)John Joly
C
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What spatial reorganization accompanied the rise of capitalism?
A) Suburbanization, as people moved from cities to suburbs B) Urbanization, as people moved from rural areas to cities C) Counter-urbanization, as governments encouraged people to move to undeveloped areas D) Establishment of growth-poles, where government established dispersed city centers E) Renewed emphasis on traditional village structure
Igneous and metamorphic rocks do not form with voids or pore spaces where groundwater can reside. However, these rocks can often both store and transport groundwater. What voids would make up the secondary porosity of igneous and metamorphic rocks?
What will be an ideal response?
The star nearest the Earth is
A. Polaris. B. the Sun. C. the Moon. D. Alpha Centauri.
Most plants acquire their minerals from ________
A) fertilizers B) nutrients in rainfall and dust storms that transport minerals into a region C) detritus and the weathering of rock D) the precipitation of minerals from rainfall