You are hiking in the desert in Namaqualand in South Africa and notice an area covered with white sedimentary
deposits. You taste the deposits and they taste salty. This is most likely an example of a(n) ____.
a. evaporite
b. metamorphic rock
c. detrital sedimentary rock
d. pyroclastic rock
e. volcanic rock
a
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The dominant control in global sea surface temperature (SST) is
A. upwelling and thermocline zones. B. the supply of solar insolation. C. descending air in the subtropics. D. rising air along the equator.
There has been a transportation revolution in the United States called just-in-time manufacturing, which saves all of the following EXCEPT
A) transport costs. B) opportunity costs on inventory. C) storage costs. D) natural resources.
What does analysis of stable oxygen isotopes in carbonate rocks indicate?
A. Future temperature changes in the oceans B. The future temperature of Earth's atmosphere C. The past temperature of Earth's atmosphere D. Ancient temperature changes in the oceans
The surface wind patterns in Hadley cells are deflected from a north-south trajectory primarily by
A) Earth's rotation. B) air flow over mountains. C) deep ocean currents cooling and warming air. D) global climate change.