What are the two types of continental margins?
A) Transform and divergent
B) Trenches and rifts
C) Continental shelves and slopes
D) Passive and active
Answer: D
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Adiabatic temperature changes occur even though heat is not added or subtracted from the atmosphere because ________
A) the atmosphere moves into a different temperature strata B) molecules are either compressed or expanded which changes their motion C) heat is added in some other form to change the temperature D) the ground is heated or cooled and it radiates energy into the adjacent air
How did the Himalayas form?
A) collision of India and Eurasia (continental-continental collision) B) spreading of oceanic crust (divergent plate boundary) C) movement on a strike-slip fault D) collision and accretion of many small terranes including island arcs and microcontinents (continental-oceanic collision)
Volcanic eruptions rich in ____________________ can produce red sunsets
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?
A. location 1, along the margins of a glacier B. location 2, along a steep mountain front C. location 3, in sand dunes D. location 4, along a beach E. location 5, on relatively deep seafloor