Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.





A) Likely

B) Unlikely




A) Likely

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a. A net warming of 1?C-2?C has occurred. b. A net warming of 0.1?C-0.2?C has occurred. c. There has been no change in sea surface temperature. d. A net cooling of 0.1?C-0.2?C has occurred. e. A net cooling of 1?C-2?C has occurred.

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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment projects the impacts of human activities on ________

A) declining global biodiversity B) the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria C) natural selection and speciation rates D) degradation of the ozone layer

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________ is a fine-grained metamorphic rock whose parent rock was basalt.

A. Gneiss B. Phyllite C. Mica schist D. Garnet schist E. Hornfels

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An ecosystem is a(n) ________ system in terms of energy, and a(n) ________ system in terms of matter

A) open; open B) closed; closed C) closed; open D) open; closed E) open; partially closed (though a small amount of matter does get in and out)

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