What is the correct order of conformable sedimentary facies, from shoreline toward open water?
a. shale ? mud ? sand
b. limestone ? sand ? conglomerate
c. limestone ? shale ? mud
d. sandstone ? shale ? limestone
e. mud ? sandstone ? shale
d
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A) laboratory rock-strength data B) varying thickness of the continental and oceanic crust C) chemical composition and water content D) varying pressure under the ocean and the continents
The winds in an anticyclone generally all blow from the east
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. evaporation B. condensation C. sublimation D. gasification
Which of the following is common in most calderas?
A. thick sequences of volcanic ash B. a large circular depression with steep walls C. rounded mountains that are volcanic domes D. All of these choices are correct.