A rapid downslope mass movement of snow and ice is called a(n) ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
avalanche
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A. cost farmers are willing to pay to have bee hives placed in their orchards. B. providing free access to protected habitats. C. fees to visit protected environmental sites. D. cost of the damage to coastal areas caused by the destruction of wetlands.
Match the correct terms to their correct positions in the solar system
A) Kuiper Belt B) Uranus C) Neptune D) Mars E) Saturn F) Venus G) Earth H) Sun I) Jupiter J) Mercury 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E 6) F 7) G 8) H 9) I 10) J
Secondary succession ________.
a. typically begins with lichen colonizing rock b. occurs after a fire or flood c. is predictable because it always ends in the formation of a climax community d. requires primary succession to precede it e. occurs after a volcano spreads lava across a landscape
A major weakness of the income measure is that it is an average and does not account for:
A) petroleum B) mineral exports C) income distribution D) non-governmental organizations