What happened during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum? What will be an ideal response?


The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum was an abrupt warming trend. Large-scale oceanic
circulation was disrupted so that heat transfer from equatorial regions to the poles diminished or
ceased. As a result, ocean waters became warmer, resulting in the extinction of many deep-water
benthonic foraminifera.

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heat transferred laterally in the atmosphere by horizontal wind movements is a process called

a - absorption b - transmission c - reflection d - advection e - compression

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Long linear limestone masses composed of skeletal material and forming a barrier between a shallow platform on one

side and a comparatively deep marine basin on the other side are ____. a. barrier islands b. ophiolites c. barrier reefs d. Beaches e. alluvial fans

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Surface creep is a common type of mass wasting in deserts

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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