Which water mass is characterized by relatively constant temperature and salinity with depth?

a. surface zone
b. deep zone
c. pycnocline zone
d. halocline
e. thermocline


a

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China's assembly plants are clustered next to ________. This is primarily because the final assembly of autos is a(n) ________ operation

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________ is a fine-grained metamorphic rock whose parent rock was basalt.

A. Gneiss B. Phyllite C. Mica schist D. Garnet schist E. Hornfels

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Fire is the rapid combination of oxygen with carbon, hydrogen, and other elements of organic material in a reaction that produces flame, heat, and light.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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