How is crater density used in the relative dating of the Moon's surface features?

What will be an ideal response?


By counting the number of craters per unit area: the greater the crater density, the older the feature is inferred to be.

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A) El Chichon B) Tambora C) Pinatubo D) Mt. St. Helens

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Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE have a foreign workforce greater than 60%

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Access to the Internet may be limited in some countries for all but which of the following types of content?

A) humorous content B) political content C) social content D) security content E) Internet tools such as email or searching

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Energy flow in an ecosystem is ________

A) bi-directional B) cyclic C) semi-conservative D) top down E) unidirectional

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