The Alpine orogeny was caused by the collision of ____
a. the African plate with the Arabian Plate
b. the African plate with the Australian plate
c. Africa and Arabia with Eurasia
d. India with Asia
e. India with Africa
c
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Potential energy would best be expressed when
A) pulling or pushing an object. B) atoms moving at 200 km/hr. C) atoms moving at 500 km/hr. D) changing a liquid to a gas.
What happens to pH levels in regions where there is more carbon dioxide present?
a. Carbon dioxide does not heavily impact pH levels. b. The pH levels increase in these regions. c. The pH levels decrease in these regions. d. The seawater is able to buffer enough that there is no change.
Which of these statements come the closest to the purpose of geography?
a. The study of landforms and distributions of landforms. b. The study of categories of facts for future reference. c. The study of the location and arrangement of phenomena and the processes that generate these phenomena. d. The study of locations of activities of an economic character. e. The study of the history of the earth.
The discovery of geomagnetic polar reversals and their patterns was strong evidence that supported ________.
A. the theory of plate tectonics B. isostatic rebound C. a liquid inner core D. continental drift