Geography

Question 28 (bonus): In total, the Northwestern Glacier has retreated approximately _____ kilometers in 102 years. Please select the nearest answer to your calculation.
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An increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the troposphere will lead to a reduction in heat radiated back to space in the form of a gamma radiation. b visible light. c ultraviolet light. d infrared radiation.
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Why does the presence of cratonic keels under ancient continents lead to some scientific questions that are a subject of current research?
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how winds flow around cyclones (pressure lows) and anticyclones (pressure highs) in the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Antarctic ice sheet has been there for several million years. What has happened to the Antarctic continent as a result
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What was the rate of Pacific Plate motion relative to the Hawaiian hotspot from 5.1 to 0.8 Myr, in cm/yr
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Oil and natural gas originate in a fine-grained, organic-rich sedimentary rock referred to as a
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Channel beds erode faster than the channel sides in ______ streams and rivers. These are generally steep mountain streams.
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When continental polar air moves over a relatively warm lake, such as one of the Great Lakes, the air mass acquires both heat and moisture, resulting in
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The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake source is determined from the ________. Group of answer choices length of the seismic record arrival times of P and S waves intensity of the earthquake earthquake magnitude
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Hail generally forms Group of answer choices in altocumulus and cirrocumulus clouds. within cumulonimbus clouds, and sometimes in association with cold front activity. in association with warm front activity. within nimbostratus clouds.
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A part of a stream that ______ water from the inflow of groundwater is called a gaining stream. The part of a stream that ______ water to outflow to groundwater is called a losing stream.
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About 2,400 major impacts have affected Earth in the last 3.2 billion years. However, most of the impact scars are not found because ______.
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All of the following factors contribute to the lack of precipitation in an arid climate except for: Group of answer choices cold ocean currents sinkin
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According to the Foliated Metamorphic Rock Chart slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss can all have the same parent rock (shale). If this is true, what determines the difference between a slate and a gneiss rock that both are formed from shale
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what is carbon capture
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Moons like Europa and Io have interiors that are molten thanks to the effect of tidal heating. The energy for this process comes from _______ .
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The boundary between air masses having different temperatures (and hence, different densities) is called a(n)
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On a dark summer night in the northern hemisphere, we can see the Milky Way but we cannot see the center of the Milky Way. Why no
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How long, approximately, do geologists estimate it takes for the entire seafloor to be replaced due to plate tectonics
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The rise of cultivation that led to human societies significantly changing their relationship with the land occurred approximately A. 150,000 years ago. B. 2,000 years ago. C. 30,000 years ago. D. 9,000 years ago.
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What are magnetic seafloor anomalies
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The pelagic zone refers to the __________. a. coastal area b. ocean bottom c. open ocean d. sunlit portion of the ocean only e. None of the above is correct.
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In a climatological sense, dryness is a function of both annual rainfall and ________.altitudesolar radiationslopeevaporationwind direction
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