What material forms most mountains at subduction zones?

A. mantle lithosphere
B. crust and mantle lithosphere
C. crust


Answer: C

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What kinds of factors might help explain why the actual global patterns of average daily insolation shown in Figure 11-7 are not uniform by latitude? For example, notice equatorial Africa in December and western North America in June.

What will be an ideal response?

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Symbiosis involves ________ between members of different species

A) competition B) cooperation C) interbreeding D) equilibrium E) predatory behavior

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The level of the atmosphere with the highest temperatures is the:

A) troposphere. B) thermosphere. C) stratosphere. D) mesosphere.

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