Ten thousand years ago, forests covered approximately 50% of Earth. Today, forests cover approximately ________ of the Earth's land area

A) 50% B) 15% C) 5% D) 30% E) 70%


D

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A machine increases the potential energy of a heavy load by about 1000 J with a work input of 2000 J. The efficiency of the machine is about

A. 50%. B. 80%. C. 20%. D. 10%.

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Riffles are important in

A) filtering pollutants in lentic systems. B) filtering pollutants in lotic systems. C) oxygenating the water in lentic systems. D) oxygenating the water in lotic systems.

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Which element would be surprisingly considered a trace element in the ocean despite its abundance in the

atmosphere? a. sodium b. nitrogen c. calcium d. chloride e. oxygen

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The low latitude dry regions coincide with ________

A) the polar high pressure belt B) the subtropical low pressure belts C) the gulf stream D) the polar low pressure belt E) the subtropical high pressure belts

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