With the number “3” indicate the most likely location on the map of a major volcanic mountain range similar to the Andes in South America. What type of plate boundary is this?
After drawing in the plate boundaries using the appropriate symbols on the tectonic map below, answer the question above. When asked to cite evidence to support your answers, only cite evidence that you can see on this map.
Scale: 1 cm = 300 km 11 inch = 500 miles2
Convergent (Oceanic-Continental Plate Subduction)
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A) zona pellucida. B) amnion. C) blastocyst. D) placenta.
In a ________, mercury must force its way through a narrow constriction just above the bulb
A) minimum thermometer B) standard thermometer C) maximum thermometer D) liquid-in-glass thermometer
The bathypelagic and ________ zones represent over 75% of the living space in the oceanic province
A) abyssopelagic B) epipelagic C) euphotic D) mesopelagic E) nektopelagic
Which of the following would reduce nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds?
A) applying fertilizer to lawns and crops just before heavy rainstorms because the fertilizer would then infiltrate the soil rather than staying at the surface, where it can contaminate waterways B) allowing storm runoff from streets and parking lots to enter waterways rather than capturing it in lagoons because the lagoons can contaminate groundwater aquifers C) removing wetlands that are contaminating the waterways with nutrient pollution from wildlife waste and decaying vegetation such as cattails D) removing the "buffers" around streams because they acidify the water E) closing or update sewage treatment plants that lack a process for removing nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater