You are hiking in the mountains and come across a cliff in which a vein of igneous rock is cutting across the layers of
sedimentary rock in the area. The igneous rock is ____ than the sedimentary rock.
a. younger
b. older
c. thicker
d. thinner
e. dipping more steeply
a
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A) site. B) situation. C) place. D) space. E) distance.
What factors are most important in evaluating earthquake hazards?
A. distances from plate boundaries and shorelines B. population density and number of faults C. earthquake size and depth
The property of water that accounts for the ability of liquid water to absorb large amounts of heat and change relatively little in temperature is called ____
A) high heat capacity B) latent heat of evaporation C) latent heat of fusion D) freezing coefficient
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?
A) Russification continued to rise in the 1990s, but has decreased since 2000. B) Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions. C) Russification has remained relatively the same. D) Russification has increased greatly, with greater numbers of Russians settling in these regions. E) Russification has decreased, with fewer Russians settling in these regions.