The truly large mountain systems of the world are found at ____________________ plate boundaries. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


convergent

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The drainage common in ridge and valley landscapes is a(n) ________ pattern

A) annular B) trellis C) disorganized D) centripetal E) dendritic

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What happened when chemical waste was disposed of by deep injection at the Army's Rocky

Mountain Arsenal? What will be an ideal response?

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Some people become alarmed when they learn that the water they drink contains known carcinogens. These concerned people

A) are rightly alarmed, because all municipal drinking water should be free of any carcinogens. B) should be somewhat alarmed but might be comforted by knowing that some of these carcinogens are known to cause cancer only in mice. C) should know that it is the concentration, and not the presence of carcinogens, that is of greatest concern. D) should not be concerned, because it is the combination of carcinogens, and not the presence of any one carcinogen, that poses a health risk.

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If an air parcel is warmer than the surrounding environment, then it will _____.

A) rise or sink, depending on the time of day B) remain at its current position C) rise D) sink

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