Thermohaline circulation is the process whereby surface seawater becomes denser at high latitudes and sinks to form new deep water
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
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that thrived in the Middle Cambrian. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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If there is a chance for tornadoes tomorrow, a weather watch would probably be issued
a. true b. false
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What is being depicted by this figure?
A. continent-continent convergence B. a boundary that is mostly a transform fault C. early stages of subduction D. continental collision E. early stages of seafloor spreading
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In a(n) ________ the erosional contact represents missing rock strata and separates sedimentary beds that are parallel.
A. disconformity B. nonconformity C. boundary layer D. basal conglomerate E. angular unconformity
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