Which type of desert region includes the largest dry expanses on Earth?

a. polar
b. subtropical
c. rain shadow
d. midlatitude
e. coastal


B

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A. internal strain of the rock B. displacement C. columnar joints D. rotation

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A) Sand-sized B) Crystalline C) Gravel-sized D) Angular

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The thermocline is the layer in a lake at which

A. Nutrient levels are the lowest B. The warm upper zone meets the cold lower zone C. Seasonal lake mixing occurs D. Light no longer penetrates enough for photosynthesis to occur E. Pollutants are trapped and held

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