The epicenters of the larger New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes line up along the Mississippi River Valley, possibly because of an ancient rift valley, known as the Reelfoot Rift, formed about 550 million years ago.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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During the process of adiabatic cooling, the temperature decreases because the air has:

A) expanded to a larger volume. B) lost heat to the colder air at higher altitudes. C) been compressed. D) lost some of its water vapor. E) emitted infrared radiation.

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Langmuir circulation disturbs deep water currents due to twisting vortices

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following should not be flushed down the drain in a home with a septic tank?

A) Human toilet wastes B) Vegetable fragments, organic detergents C) Toilet paper and other paper fragments D) Large amounts of bleach, feminine hygiene products, diapers, grease, and condoms

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Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of different species of flea beetles that feed on leafy spurge. Each flea beetle female may lay about 200 eggs in her only year of life

In places where flea beetle introductions have quickly established large populations that have grown and stabilized, a graph of the population growth of these beetles most likely would look like ________. A) an S-shaped curve B) an upside down U-curve C) a J-shaped curve D) a straight increasing line

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