When a large amount of dense water sinks at polar ocean basins, the same quantity rises elsewhere in
the world ocean. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
There is a balance in the ocean. When water sinks in one area, it must rise in another. Water can
rapidly sink in areas where the ocean is very cold. Information can be found in the section
Thermohaline Circulation Affects All the Ocean's Water.
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Reexamine the map on the left side of Figure 5.24. Rocks of this age in southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio provided large quantities of oil and natural gas in the early 1900s
However, no oil is found in rocks of this age in eastern Pennsylvania. Use the information in the map to propose a hypothesis for why oil and natural gas are found in rocks of this age in one location but not the other. What will be an ideal response?
Distinguish between heat and temperature
What will be an ideal response?
This term refers to a species that does not naturally occur in an area
a. alien species b. nonnative species c. exotic species d. invasive species e. all of these are correct
A gravity reading lower than the normal regional gravity indicates that a region is ________.
A. undergoing elastic rebound B. a good prospect for an ore deposit C. actively being uplifted D. under a high magnetic field E. being held down