You are on a research cruise, and you leave Japan, heading east. At about 1500 kilometers east of Japan, you encounter a large volcanic plateau (Shatsky Rise) that is covered with sediments
You lower a piston core to sample the sediments, and the wire indicator says 2500 meters of water depth. What kind of sediment will the core likely contain? a) Lithogenous
b) Hydrogenous
c) Abyssal clays
d) Carbonate ooze
e) Siliceous ooze
D
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A) tropical depression, hurricane, tropical storm B) hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm C) tropical storm, tropical depression, hurricane D) tropical storm, hurricane, tropical depression E) tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
What do critics charge are some effects of Structural Adjustment Programs for refinancing loans to LDCs?
A) more efficient civil service B) diverting investment from weapons and training for the military to social needs such as health and education C) investment benefiting the poor, not just the elite D) more dissemination of information to the public E) workers in state enterprises losing their jobs and support for dependent citizens being cut
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a. when one part of a wave encounters shallow water before other parts b. only at high tide c. only on tsunami waves d. on every coastline in the world
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)