How many interglacials (times where the temperature deviation reached 0 C° or greater) do you detect over the past 450,000 years? What is the average time between interglacials?
What will be an ideal response?
5 interglacials over 0C°, roughly 100,000 years
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Which statement most accurately describes the motivations of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the United States?
A) Both were and are motivated primarily by economic factors. B) Migrants from Europe were fleeing religious persecution while migrants from Latin America are motivated by economic factors. C) Both were and are motivated by a desire to join family members already in the United States. D) Migrants from Europe mostly spoke English while migrants from Latin American mostly speak Spanish. E) Both were and are motivated by famine in their home countries.
Which of the following is an example of a closed system?
A) a forest B) a river drainage basin C) an automobile D) the Earth (in terms of matter)
During orientation you learn that all classrooms on campus are air conditioned. You decide to bring a sweatshirt to class even on the hottest days. What type of reasoning did you use?
A. inductive B. deductive C. neither inductive nor deductive - the decision did not involve science
Considering the landscape within 10 kilometers of your school, cite evidence that mass wasting and/or weathering have been at work
What will be an ideal response?