The study of the ocean's past is referred to as ____
A) stratigraphy
B) geology
C) paleogeochemistry
D) paleoceanography
D
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Most of the livestock grown in North America are
A. Kept in pastures during the summer and barns during the winter. B. Confined in CAFOs. C. Held in pasture year-round. D. Exported to Europe after slaughter. E. Kept in pastures during the day and barns at night.
Which of the following is a valid statement about how rocks respond to stress?
A) If the stress is very high, the rock will be unchanged. B) Stress can cause a rock to be displaced, but not rotated. C) If a rock has strained, then it has changed its size or shape. D) A rock can be displaced or strained but not both at the same time.
Warmer ocean temperatures results in increasing sea level because
A) storm surges make the water warmer. B) the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate. C) water expands with increasing temperatures. D) water expands with decreasing temperatures.
The major holidays are associated with the births and deaths of the ten gurus in which religion?
A) Judaism B) Islam C) Christianity D) Hinduism E) Sikhism