If the tide-producing force is proportional to G × M/R3, then the Moon exerts a greater tide-raising force than the Sun due to the difference in their masses rather than a difference in their distances from the Earth.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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A) There is a wide range of temperatures that occur in the Northern Hemisphere. B) There is an almost equal ration of land and water in the Northern Hemisphere. C) There is a high pressure system that always forms over land in the Northern Hemisphere. D) The Coriolis Effect influences the wind pattern more in these regions.

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Which horizon has the highest amount of organic matter?

A. A B. B C. C

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Slump usually occurs in the following region:

a. Subsidence of a basin b. Floodplain c. Regions underlain by permafrost d. Regions with over steepened slopes

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Satellite data show that the rate of global sea level rise since 1993 is on average about ________

A) 0.5 inches/year B) 0.3 feet/year C) 3 millimeters/year D) 0.3 meters/year E) 0.006 kilometers/year

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