In the shorelines investigation, what shoreline process is likely occurring to produce the ridge of sand and adjacent island along the south coast?
A. erosion of the shoreline
B. subsidence of the land relative to sea level
C. transport of sand and other sediment along the coast
Answer: C
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Minerals have an ordered internal atomic arrangement. What does this mean?
A. Atoms in a mineral must be in the shape of either a cube, a tetrahedron, or an octahedron. B. Atoms in a mineral are arranged in a random fashion. C. Atoms in a mineral are arranged in an ordered geometric pattern. D. Atoms in a mineral must all be of the same type of element.
The land-water heating difference that specifically relates to opaqueness is
A) altitude. B) transparency. C) specific heat. D) evaporation.
Which of the following would produce a nuclear reaction?
A) bombarding uranium-238 with protons B) bombarding uranium-235 with protons C) bombarding uranium-238 with neutrons D) bombarding uranium atoms with electrons E) bombarding uranium-235 with neutrons
In the diagram below, the population growth rate begins to decline after reaching the inflection point most likely because
A) a new keystone predator has been introduced to the ecosystem.
B) the ecosystem's limited resources begin to have an impact on the population.
C) the species in the ecosystem evolve from being K-selected to being r-selected.
D) a catastrophic event, such as a flood or earthquake, disrupts the ecosystem.