At the base of a glacier, the ice moves by ________

A) fracturing B) sliding and ductile flow
C) ductile flow and fracturing D) fracturing and sliding


B

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Calcareous oozes form much slower than siliceous oozes based on the rate their components dissolve

in seawater Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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More than 75 percent of the benthic animals belong to the epifauna.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The east coast of present-day North America is a good example of a(n) ________ continental margin

A) active B) passive C) strike-slip D) lateral

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Beach replenishment projects that add sand to eroding beaches

A. must match the grain size of the sand, because finer sand will be carried away quickly by the ocean currents and coarser sand could result in a steeper beach face. B. are a hard/structural approach to beach stabilization. C. are fairly inexpensive. D. are a permanent solution to beach erosion that will never have to be repeated.

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