In the last 30 million years, the region between the eastern Sierra Nevada in California and the Wasatch Mountain front in central Utah has contracted in an east-west direction, so Nevada is now half of its former width.

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


False

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The cascading forward motion of breaking waves as they rush upon the shore is called ________

A) an oscillation wave B) swash C) backwash D) wave refraction E) a littoral current

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What is NOT true about the dry adiabatic rate?

A. Air must be completely dry. B. Air cools 10°C per 1000 meters. C. Air must be unsaturated. D. Air cools 5.5°F per 1000 feet. E. It is the rate that air cools as it rises.

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Methane can be produced by decay of garbage in landfills and manure from feedlots.

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

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The energy that drives surface ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream comes from ________

A) Coriolis effect B) density differences C) salinity variations D) prevailing winds

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