Explain why the mountains of the Western Cordillera of North America exhibit high elevations but do not have deep crustal roots
What will be an ideal response?
The region is underlain with low-density buoyant mantle.
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The instrument consisting of a wet bulb thermometer and a dry bulb thermometer is termed a ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A graded stream can be deepening its channel by down cutting while part of its energy is also widening its valley by ________ erosion.
A. longitudinal B. downward C. distal D. lateral E. proximal
The landslide that destroyed La Conchita, as shown in this photograph, is probably
A) an example of creep.
B) an earth flow.
C) a rock fall.
D) a rock avalanche.
What this figure does not tell you is ________.
A. whether wind energy plays any role in U.S. energy and electricity production B. the relative amount of electricity produced from geothermal energy compared to other renewable sources C. what proportion of each renewable energy source the United States produces and consumes D. the relative amount of solar energy used to generate electricity compared to other renewable sources E. the proportion of U.S. energy consumption that comes from non-renewable sources