Which of the following happened to form the features in this region?
A) Formation of a continental hot spot
B) Continental rifting
C) Seafloor spreading
D) Volcanism that produced new land
E) All of these are correct.
E) All of these are correct.
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Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely
A) just west of the International Date Line and just north of the equator. B) just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian. C) just east of the International Date Line and just south of the equator. D) just east of the prime meridian and just south of the equator. E) just south of the International Date Line and just east of the equator.
Which of the following statements about lava domes is true?
A) Lava domes can only collapse during eruptions. B) Lava domes can collapse during eruptions or in quiet periods between eruptions. C) Lava domes are most commonly associated with cinder cone volcanoes. D) Lava domes are created by earthquakes.
How do castellanus clouds form, and what do they indicate?
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Why are the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Antarctic waters the most productive?
A. The melt waters of the nearby ice have nutrients that are released in high quantities, fertilizing the phytoplankton. B. Cold water holds the most dissolved oxygen and can therefore support greater numbers of phytoplankton. C. Those waters are the most violently mixed, bringing up nutrients from the depths of the ocean. D. Phytoplankton grow there because they do not like direct sunlight.