Benjamin Franklin published the first chart of the _____ , which decreased the sailing time across the
Atlantic.
a. North American Current
b. Baffin Island Winds
c. Labrador Current
d. Newfoundland Winds
e. Gulf Stream
e
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Which of the following explains the blue colour of the sky?
A. transmission of visible light through the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere B. filtering effect of water vapour in the Earth's atmosphere C. selective scattering of visible light by air molecules D. reflection of sunlight off the Earth's oceans
The zone of a glacier in which additions of ice exceed losses is called ____
a. the zone of ablation b. the zone of accumulation c. the zone of wastage d. the snowline e. isostatic rebound
What occurs during cementation?
A) Additional layers of sediment accumulate and press down on the layers underneath them. B) Sediment is heated up, causing them to cement together. C) Minerals precipitate from water in the pore spaces between sediment particles and cement them together into rock. D) Sediment crystallizes, causing them to cement together.
The boundaries between the distinct layers found in many sedimentary rocks are called ____
a. foliation b. outcrops c. rock cycles d. bedding planes