Which of the following is true of hurricanes in the western Atlantic?
A) The peak months of occurrence are from August to October.
B) They are generally called cyclones or typhoons in this part of the world.
C) They are associated with the cool, southward-flowing Kuroshio current.
D) They occur in association with local monsoonal winds.
A
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If the outer core is cooler than the inner core, why is it in a liquid state?
A) It has more radioactivity than in the inner core. B) It is under less pressure than the inner core. C) It has greater water content than the inner core. D) It has higher density materials than the inner core.
The main way new oceanic crust is created is by
A) eruption of lavas and solidification of magmas at depth. B) sediment scraped off a subducting slab. C) continents that subside below sea level. D) continental rifting, before the continents separate. E) magmas along an ocean-continent convergent boundary.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of terrane in California?
A. displaced granitic rocks B. accretionary prism C. oceanic crust D. island arcs E. All of these are present in California.