Affluent nations tend to be totally reliant on domestic mineral sources

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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A creolized language is

A) extinct. B) a mix of indigenous and colonial languages. C) an isolated language family. D) a possible prehistoric superfamily. E) a revived formerly extinct language.

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An event which may have caused the oceans to become shallower was

A) the rifting apart of Pangea in the Mesozoic. B) the repeated volcanic eruptions of the Cenozoic. C) the earthquakes of the Paleozoic. D) the glaciation of the Mesozoic.

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Which of the following is not true regarding slope failures involving snow?

A. They may be very slow or very fast. B. The density of snow is always the same and so can be ignored when studying avalanches. C. They may be understood using the same mass-movement principles that apply to earth and rock movements. D. They may creep, flow, slide, and fall. E. They may travel from only a few meters (or less) to several kilometers.

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Which of the following best describes why entrainment is such an important atmospheric process?

A. It adds to the buoyancy of air parcels. B. It helps to suppress the growth of clouds. C. It provides uplift for rising air parcels. D. It provides moisture to growing clouds.

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