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Cards in this guide (14)
Which best explains how coal deposits formed

Coal is a fossil fuel that formed through the transformation of organic plant matter. It is primarily used as a heat source to generate electricity.

Why do Earth's magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics

Rocks lock in their magnetism when they cool.

What do geologists think happened during the last ice age

Sea levels dropped 300 feet.

A land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska

Which would be least helpful in reducing indoor pollution

Increasing the house temperature

At which location is dynamic metamorphism most likely to occur

Transform boundary

Which type of power production produces the least amount of greenhouse gases

Nuclear.

Good News: A Fusion Reactor will be operational in 2016; on the other hand it will not be commercially available until 2045. {Song: "Take Care Brother, Beware!"}.

Which of the following is true of passive continental margins

they have a continental rise

Cementation is a part of what process

lithfication

Which ofthe following is a reason the human population is growing exponentially
Do hurricanes gain strength by tropical cyclones

No. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone.

What caused disappearance of land bridges

Shrinking of the polar ice caps

What feature is the result of glacier carving out rock as it moves

The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by the passage of glacier ice.

Or a terminal moraine

What happens at a convergent boundary

A convergent plate boundary is a location where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the others.

Which statement best illustrates Crusoe's reasons for teaching Friday about his religion

He believes that his religion is superior to Friday's religion.----APEX

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