________ is a balance or equilibrium of adjacent blocks of brittle crust floating on the upper mantle.
A. Density adjustment
B. Thermohaline flow
C. Isostasy
D. Inertial adjustment
E. Gravity adjustment
Answer: C
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A) higher temperatures are associated with higher saturation mixing ratios B) higher temperatures are associated with lower saturation mixing ratios C) higher relative humidities are associated with lower saturation mixing ratios D) lower saturation mixing ratios are associated with increased evaporation
You are hiking in the mountains and come across a cliff in which a vein of igneous rock is cutting across the layers of
sedimentary rock in the area. The igneous rock is ____ than the sedimentary rock. a. younger b. older c. thicker d. thinner e. dipping more steeply
Groundwater is an important source of freshwater for human use
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which one of the following statements concerning cinder cones is false?
A) They are built mostly or entirely during one eruptive cycle. B) They are small volcanoes with fairly steep sides. C) The cinders and other pyroclastic particles are consolidated into welded tuff. D) The cinders most commonly are basaltic.