Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.
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What may result from metamorphism?
A) Precipitated elements become a metamorphic rock. B) Magma becomes a metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock becomes a metamorphic rock. D) Lava becomes a metamorphic rock.
Oil and gas-bearing formations several thousand feet below the surface are blasted under high pressure with large quantities of water, sand, and chemicals, cracking the rock to release trapped oil and gas. This is called:
A) hydro-therming B) water cracking C) fracking D) chapping
List and describe the three types of plate boundaries. Give one geographic example of each
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The thermocline or area of rapid temperature change in the ocean is important because ________
A) it controls the climate and rate of evaporation and precipitation near the oceans. B) the ability for the ocean to dissolve CO2 from the atmosphere is dependent on temperature over a range of depths. C) it forms a barrier to many types of marine life that can only exist within certain temperature ranges D) different chemical compositions form at different temperatures E) none of the above