Moving from the shoreline towards the deep-ocean basin, the continental margin includes the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise

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The establishment stage of forest development following disturbance can be described as ________

A) tree seedlings germinating on the recently cleared ground B) trees becoming much larger and more widely spaced in the forest C) tree seedlings becoming established in the gaps in the forest D) large trees continuing to grow with the biomass of the forest increasing E) very large, old trees that are abundant

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When contamination enters groundwater, it moves along with the direction of the groundwater. The contamination takes on a particular shape called a

A. horizontal fissure. B. cone of contamination. C. plume.

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Which air mass causes occasional drought to the southern Great Plains of the United States?

A) cT B) cP C) mT D) mP

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A valley eroded by a glacier that then retreated has this cross-sectional shape:

A. semi-circular - looking like one half of a circle B. U-shaped C. V-shaped D. Y-shaped - wider at the top and narrower at the bottom

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