Slope angle helps determine when ____ will occur
a. oxidation
b. mass wasting
c. unloading
d. chemical weathering
b
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Werner invited his students to see a particular rock type in France, whereby their viewpoint about the formation of all rocks changed. Why was this so?
A) They saw lava flows that clearly had not issued from the volcanoes and were composed of a rock called basalt; Werner believed that basalt was volcanic. B) They saw lava flows that clearly had issued from the volcanoes and were composed of a rock called basalt; Werner didn't believe that basalt was volcanic. C) They saw sandstone that contradicted their Neptunist beliefs. D) They saw metamorphic rocks that contradicted their Neptunist beliefs.
Early scientific estimates of Earth's age used observations of exposed marine fossils requiring a drop in sea level (Benoit de Maillet), cooling of a hotter Earth (Lord Kelvin), and the salinity of the ocean (John Joly)
What age did each of these estimates come up with? What assumptions were made for each of these estimates that we now know to be incorrect? What will be an ideal response?
Which animal is a suspension feeder?
a. fish b. sea stars c. sponges d. lobsters e. sea urchin
Rivers are scarce in Europe and this reality has inhibited adequate transportation for travel and trade throughout its history.
a. true b. false