Confining pressure results from the ________ of rocks
A) uplift
B) erosion
C) melting
D) burial
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
When populations spread out from urban centers creating conurbations, the Census Bureau created the term ________ to describe these areas
A) metropolitan statistical areas B) major urbanized regions C) agglomeration D) high density rural areas
What occurs below the calcium carbonate compensation depth?
a. Calcium carbonate begins to precipitate into a solid. b. Calcium carbonate begins to dissolve. c. The rate of calcareous sediment accumulation is greater than the rate of dissolution. d. Seawater becomes less acidic. e. Calcareous oozes start to form.
Which of the following is an example of a network covalent solid?
A) diamond B) dry ice C) sodium D) sodium chloride
What did the phenomenon of polar wandering help explain?
A. Global mass extinctions B. Movement of the continents C. Movement of polar glaciers D. Development of the Ice Age