Compare the results you recorded in Table 20.1 with Table 20.2. The three volcanoes in this section are the Cinder Cone at Lassen Volcanic National Monument in California; Mauna Kea, a shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai’i; and Mount Shasta, a composite volcano in California.




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a. analyze data -> search literature -> perform experiment -> identify a problem -> ask a question b. ask a question -> search literature -> perform experiment -> analyze data -> identify a problem c. search literature -> ask a question -> identify a problem -> analyze data -> perform experiment d. identify a problem ->search literature -> ask a question -> perform experiment -> analyze data e. ask a question->search literature -> identify a problem -> perform experiment -> analyze data

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The six major continents at the beginning of the Paleozoic were _______, ________, _______,

_______, _______, and _______. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A person taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) is at an increased risk for a heat-related illness secondary to:

A) tachycardia. B) hypothalamic suppression. C) an increased metabolic rate. D) lowering of the blood pressure.

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Numerous climate science studies suggest that ________ are the cause of the recent documented changes in Earth's climate

A) human activities B) lunar cycles C) natural variability D) solar variability E) sunspot cycles

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