Which is the best description of a strike-slip fault
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A fault that forms at a transform boundary
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Why do Earth's magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics
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Rocks lock in their magnetism when they cool.
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What do geologists think happened during the last ice age
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Sea levels dropped 300 feet.
A land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska
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What happened at the end of the Mesozoic era but did not happen at the end of the Paleozoic era
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There were major asteroid impacts.
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Which formed as a result of the compaction of dead plants
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Coal
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Which of the following describes the exponential growth of a species
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The rate of population increase stays constant.
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At which location is dynamic metamorphism most likely to occur
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Transform boundary
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Which type of power production produces the least amount of greenhouse gases
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Nuclear.
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other hand it will not be commercially available until 2045. {Song:
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If a population grows by 3 percent each year the growth of the population is
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exponential
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Which of the following is true of passive continental margins
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they have a continental rise
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What feature is the result of glacier carving out rock as it moves
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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
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What happens at a convergent boundary
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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.
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Which is the best description of a strike-slip fault
A fault that forms at a transform boundary
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
What happened at the end of the Mesozoic era but did not happen at the end of the Paleozoic era
There were major asteroid impacts.
Which formed as a result of the compaction of dead plants
Coal
Which of the following describes the exponential growth of a species
The rate of population increase stays constant.
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!"}.
If a population grows by 3 percent each year the growth of the population is
exponential
Which of the following is true of passive continental margins
they have a continental rise
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.