A syncline is a downfold in rock where the youngest layers are in the middle of the fold and the youngest are on the outside

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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A) The Arctic Ocean B) The Atlantic Ocean C) The Indian Ocean D) The Pacific Ocean E) The Southern Ocean

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The origin of Earth's biological diversity is embodied in

A) competitive exclusion principle. B) the life zone concept. C) the theory of evolution. D) ecological succession principle.

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Which of the following is not a denudation process?

A) chemical weathering B) physical weathering C) mass movement D) orogeny E) erosion

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If the concentration of gold in seawater is 2.0 milligram per ton of sea water and the mass of the ocean is 1.5 × 1018 tons, how much gold is in the ocean?

A) 3.0 × 1012 kg B) 3.0 kg C) 300 g D) 36 mg E) 3,000 lb

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