What causes the rate of flow of a glacier to flow more rapidly? What will be an ideal response?
More snow and the presence of water at its base will cause a glacier to flow more rapidly.
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You could swallow a capsule of germanium, Ge (atomic number 32), without significant ill effects. If a proton were added to each germanium nucleus, however, you would not want to swallow the capsule because the germanium would
A. expand and likely lodge in your throat. B. become radioactive. C. become arsenic. D. have a change in flavor.
Formation of entrenched meanders can result from a
A) low-gradient river followed by downcutting. B) braided river that later exceeds its capacity to carry sediment. C) braided river followed by regional uplift. D) steep-gradient mountain stream following by an increase in precipitation.
This is not a greenhouse gas
A) nitrogen. B) methane. C) chlorofluorocarbons. D) carbon dioxide. E) water vapor.
Before the intrusion of outsiders, what were the economies of lowislands based on?
a. industry and manufacturing b. tourism c. subsistence agriculture d. mining e. foreign military