What is an accretionary wedge?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: a chaotic mix of deformed and thrusted sediments and bits of oceanic crust fused on the edge of overlying plate
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Wind power is expected to grow
A. offshore because of stronger and steadier wind speeds. B. on land because of stronger and steadier wind speeds. C. in the United States due to increasing wind speeds from climate change. D. offshore because coastal residents enjoy the appearance of them. E. on land because there is low noise.
What kind of erosion produces sinkholes?
A. wind erosion B. ocean wave erosion C. groundwater erosion D. stream erosion
Which of the following is data rather than an interpretation?
A. The low topography southwest of Yellowstone formed when North America moved over a hot spot. B. There is an area of low topography southwest of Yellowstone National Park. C. Recent volcanism at Yellowstone is related to the process that caused the low topography. D. Volcanism in Yellowstone overlies an area of hotter-than-average mantle.
Reserves of minerals increase when new, profitable sources are identified, and when technologies make it profitable to extract deposits formerly considered too expensive to remove.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)