Mountain-building activity in the present-day Rocky Mountains occurred during this phase of the

Cordilleran orogeny:a.
Sonoma d. Sevier
b. Laramide e. none of the above
c. Nevadan


B

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A. atmosphere. B. glaciers. C. ground water. D. surface water.

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Planktonic organisms often have needle-like structures that ________

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a. ?wet weather and winds blowing from land to sea. b. ?wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land. c. ?dry weather and winds blowing from sea to land. d. ?dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea. e. ?dry weather and Chinook winds.

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