Climates where evaporation exceeds precipitation are called ________ climates

A) humid tropical
B) highland
C) humid middle-latitude
D) dry
E) polar


D

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acts to reinforce an initial change b. acts to weaken or oppose an initial change c. will cause a positive change d. will cause a negative change

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Most oceanic islands and seamounts are

A) small pieces rifted apart from continents. B) places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence. C) constructed by volcanic eruptions that first occur under water. D) large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents.

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Which of the following combinations of gases describes the primary composition of the Earth's first atmosphere?

A. oxygen and water vapour B. argon and nitrogen C. carbon dioxide and water vapour D. hydrogen and helium

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Geologists regard basaltic magma (Hawaiian lava, for example) as the result of the partial melting of ultramafic rock in the ________.

A. inner core B. oceanic crust C. outer core D. continental crust E. mantle

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