Most of the United States is located within the prevailing____________________ wind belt

Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: westerlies?

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Which of the following rock photographs depicts a felsic igneous rock?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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What is a metamorphic facies? What will be an ideal response?

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In which direction does Rush Creek flow?

The question is based on this contour line map with elevations shown in feet.
• North is to the top of the map.
• Streams are shown with dashed lines.
• A graphic scale for measuring horizontal distances is shown below the map.
• Estimate elevations between contour lines to the nearest half-contour interval; assume that the top of a
hill is one-half-contour interval higher than the highest contour line shown.


What will be an ideal response?

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