A clast of granite taken from a conglomerate is determined by radiometric dating to be one hundred
million years old. What, if anything, does this tell you about the age of the conglomerate? What will be an ideal response?
The sedimentary rock is less than 100 million years old.
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The remote locales and nonexistent or small human population of some Pacific islands have made them irresistible sites for weapons ____ by the great powers controlling them
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Abyssal plains are relatively rare in the Pacific Ocean
a. True b. False
If the earth were in a warming trend, which of the processes below would most likely act as a
negative feedback mechanism? a. increasing the water vapor content of the air b. increasing the snow cover around the earth c. decreasing the amount of cloud cover around the globe d. increasing the carbon dioxide content of the air
Which of the following classes of compounds can be categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary?
A) alcohols B) aldehydes C) carboxylic acids D) ketones