Warm-water (From 30°C to 350°C) hydrothermal vents form ________
A) abyssal hills
B) black smokers
C) cold seeps
D) turbidity currents
E) white smokers
E
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The coyotes typically forage on mice and squirrels. However, as members of the canine family, Canidae, they are known to be able to eat berries and parts of plants as well as small animals. Thus, they would be classified as
a. Herbivores b. Carnivores c. Omnivores d. Detritivores e. Producers
The price of natural gas doubles. What would happen to the quantity of the natural gas in a market system?
A. The quantity stays the same because the price of a resource does not change the availability of that resource. B. The quantity increases because new natural gas is being created. C. The quantity decreases because it is too expensive and people do not buy it. D. The quantity increases because it is worthwhile to drill into lower quality fields. E. The quantity decreases because it is too expensive to produce.
Which of the following earth materials is most likely to produce a vertical cliff that is fairly stable?
A. layers of basaltic (igneous) lava flows B. alternating layers of sedimentary sandstone and shale C. loose sedimentary material such as sand and clay D. foliated metamorphic rock such as slate E. crystalline igneous rock such as granite
Of the following processes involving water, which happens least frequently on Earth and in the Earth's atmosphere?
A) sublimation B) freezing C) evaporation D) melting E) condensation