Which graph best shows how the depth of oceanic crust changes across a mid-ocean ridge?

A. Graph a
B. Graph b
C. Graph c


Answer: C

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Rising per capita consumption of goods and rising population growth lead to ________.

- increased biodiversity and ecosystem services - steady-state economics - more resource extraction, waste and pollution - less fossil fuel use and global climate change - greater availability of goods to poorer nations and people

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A primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water areas is that:

A) evaporation is usually greater on land. B) heat from Earth's interior warms the land. C) land absorbs more solar energy. D) land is a better emitter of energy. E) on land, all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer.

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All of the following contributed to the severity of London's Great Smog of 1952 EXCEPT:

A) widespread coal burning. B) a passing cyclonic storm. C) a persistent temperature inversion. D) unusually cold weather.

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