Which is not a common characteristic of places where large sand dunes form?
A) hot year-round climate
B) blowing wind
C) an abundance of loose sand
D) very little vegetation
Answer: A
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If new seafloor is being created at spreading centers, why don't we find a lot of old oceanic crust on the surface of the Earth? Because oceanic crust is being ____ where it collides with continental plates.
A ) folded B ) pushed up C ) subducted D ) vaporized
Use the following diagram to answer this question.
Which of the images would most likely be associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?
A. Diagram a B. Diagram b C. Diagram c D. Diagram d
Lee-side lows are
a. storms (extratropical cyclones) that form on the eastern (lee) side of a mountain range. b. thermal lows that form due to surface heating over deserts. c. storms (tropical cyclones) that form near the Leeward Islands. d. low pressure areas that form over oceans, then move onshore of the lee side of the coastline. e. storms that form on the lee side of lakes.
A vesicular igneous texture indicates that
A. the rock cooled slowly. B. the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted. C. the rock cooled quickly. D. there was a lot of gas in the magma. E. the rock broke apart as it flowed.