P-Waves (1st)

What will be an ideal response?


> As P-waves encounter the liquid outer core, which is less rigid than the mantle, they slow down
> P-waves move in a compression/expansion type motion, squeezing and unsqueezing Earth materials as they travel.

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Radiation inversions

A) lead to substantial vertical mixing of air. B) typically dissipate just after sunrise. C) have the greatest impact on pollution in the late afternoon. D) originate at the surface.

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In the Riftia-symbiont relationship, the benefit to the symbiont during mutualism includes ________.

A. protection from predators/consumers B. a habitat C. chemicals for chemosynthesis D. All of these are correct. E. None of these is correct.

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What is the name of the compound produced by the reaction of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide?

A) benzoic sodate B) sodium hydroxybenzoate C) sodium benzide D) sodium benzoate

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Recall that the Hawaiian Islands are a large volcanic chain on the Pacific produced by the Pacific plate moving over a hot spot

When the Hawaiian islands reach a trench and they are accreted to a continental margin they would produce a(n) ________ comprised primarily of the rock type called ________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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