Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Buckshot barnacles cannot survive above the high tide shoreline BECAUSE they filter-feed from seawater
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
A
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A) Sell the land because it will always be prone to mass wasting. B) Excavate a flat bench on the slope for the house, pushing the debris to the slope below and leave a cut bank above the flat bench with grass planted on the steep slope. C) Excavate the soil from the building site, install drainage systems, and backfill with gravel to prevent water accumulation. D) Terrace the slope, building on the terraces, and constructing a rock retaining well with voids to allow drainage of water.
Almost one-third of the chemical pesticides bought in the United States are for use in houses and on gardens and lawns. What should manufacturers and users do to ensure the limited and prudent use of pesticides?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about water is true?
A. At temperatures above 4°C, warmer water will rise. B. At temperatures between 0°C and 4°C, warmer water will rise. C. At temperatures above 4C, warmer water will sink. D. At temperatures below 0°C, warmer water will sink.
Monsoons occur over India when air heated over the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean
A. Begins to sink as summer approaches B. Is forced to rise when it meets the Himalayas C. Is forced to rise because of convection D. Cools in the winter and therefore sinks E. Is forced out over the Indian Ocean