How fast do plates move relative to one another?

A. kilometers per year
B. meters per year
C. centimeters per year
D. one hundred kilometers per year


Answer: C

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B) Unlikely

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A) convectional; frontal B) frontal; convectional C) orographic; frontal D) convectional; ITCZ

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The principle that can be used to determine that the rocks shown in the photograph have not been deformed since they were deposited is the principle of



A) original horizontality.
B) superposition.
C) crosscutting relations.

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The persecution of Muslims and Jews in Europe is a relatively new phenomenon, arising during the 20th century

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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