Which war was indirectly responsible for the development of the tools that made the theory of plate tectonics possible?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: B
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Fossil fuels are best characterized as a type of ____.
A. atomic particle B. renewable energy C. nonrenewable energy D. electromagnetic energy E. thermal energy
The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake source is determined from the ________
A) earthquake magnitude B) intensity of the earthquake C) length of the seismic record D) arrival times of P and S waves
This type of geologic resource provides the power that drives the modern world.
A. petroleum B. metallic C. geothermal D. energy E. nonmetallic
Describe the general characteristics of temperature and precipitation in these regions.
Using the global map of biome distribution (Map T-30 in the back of the Lab Manual), the map of climate distribution (Map T-29), the maps of global temperature (Maps T-28a and T-28b), the map of global precipitation (on the inside front cover of the Lab Manual), as well as information about Köppen climate types from Exercise 23, answer the question. What will be an ideal response?