The longest divisions of geologic time are called ____

A)periods
B)eras
C)epochs
D)eons
E)stages


D

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

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Which of the following statements regarding shivering is correct?

A) Shivering is the body's mechanism for retaining heat. B) Only patients with severe hypothermia present with shivering. C) Shivering increases the basal metabolic rate by up to five times. D) The body initially responds to cold with involuntary shivering.

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The law of reflection tells us that the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal

A. lie in planes that are perpendicular to one another. B. lie in the same plane. C. are not restricted to any direction. D. may or may not lie in the same plane.

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Background extinction refers to ____

A)the continual extinction of species B)a small mass extinction C)the total number of extinctions in the history of Earth D)the extinction before a mass extinction E)the small extinctions that make up a mass extinction

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