Earth's lithosphere is divided into seven major plates and numerous smaller ones.

a. true
b. false


a. true

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Why do you typically find bigger rocks along the banks of a fast-moving stream and smaller rocks and pebbles beside a slower-moving stream?

A. Slow-moving streams carry only dissolved sediments. B. As a stream slows, it deposits its smaller sediments first. C. Fast-moving streams carry only large sediments. D. As a stream slows, it deposits its larger sediments first.

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Which of the following most accurately indicates the recent changes that have occurred in China?

A) As the Chinese economy has grown, industrial pollution and poverty have increased while literacy and public health have declined. B) As the Chinese economy has grown, the uses of coal and electricity have increased while social mobility and literacy have declined. C) As the Chinese economy has grown, literacy and public health have improved while industrial pollution and poverty have declined. D) As the Chinese economy has grown, industrial pollution and literacy have increased while poverty and public health have declined.

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The doldrums refer to the same region as the ________

A) inter-tropical convergence zone B) jet stream C) subtropical jet stream D) subtropics E) trade winds

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A(n) ________ of coastal marshes is the prevention of coastal erosion

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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