Geography and Earth Sciences

It is amazing that one can drive from the wet eastern slope of Mount Waialeale to less than 20 miles ...

It is amazing that one can drive from the wet eastern slope of Mount Waialeale to less than 20 miles ...

It is amazing that one can drive from the wet eastern slope of Mount Waialeale to less than 20 miles (32 k) at the town of Kaumakani which is what?
 
  A) The rainiest place on Earth
  B) Gets less rainfall per year tha

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CrazyNaut

What city in Arizona is a center for high tech manufacturing as well as research and development? ...

What city in Arizona is a center for high tech manufacturing as well as research and development? ...

What city in Arizona is a center for high tech manufacturing as well as research and development?
 
  A) Tucson
  B) Sun City
  C) Scottsdale
  D) Phoenix

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yujenni16

Most Native American settlements in the Intermontane were located near what?

Most Native American settlements in the Intermontane were located near what?

Most Native American settlements in the Intermontane were located near what?
 
  A) Mountains
  B) Rivers
  C) Forests
  D) Rocky areas

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grrgrrl

Areas of shallow wetlands called prairie potholes were formed by what physical process?

Areas of shallow wetlands called prairie potholes were formed by what physical process?

Areas of shallow wetlands called prairie potholes were formed by what physical process?
 
  A) Sheet erosion
  B) Rill erosion
  C) Aeolian processes
  D) Glacial processes

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Tmheath

This chapter refers to actions taken by Oberlin College students to help address the global warming ...

This chapter refers to actions taken by Oberlin College students to help address the global warming ...

This chapter refers to actions taken by Oberlin College students to help address the global warming issue. Many colleges today are involved in similar projects and activities.
 
  What, if any, actions has your college taken to p

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Tanzious02

Based on the image, which chemicals are primarily responsible for lowering the pH of rain? What ...

Based on the image, which chemicals are primarily responsible for lowering the pH of rain? What ...

Based on the image, which chemicals are primarily responsible for lowering the pH of rain?
 
  What will be an ideal response

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TSparkman10

An increase in thick and continuous clouds at low altitudes could warm the lower atmosphere and ...

An increase in thick and continuous clouds at low altitudes could warm the lower atmosphere and ...

An increase in thick and continuous clouds at low altitudes could warm the lower atmosphere and increase surface warming.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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heyou

Some individuals are sensitive to a multitude of toxins, a condition called ____________________. ...

Some individuals are sensitive to a multitude of toxins, a condition called ____________________. ...

Some individuals are sensitive to a multitude of toxins, a condition called ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word

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vonda_smith

The effectiveness of the pollution prevention approach is best illustrated by the significant drop ...

The effectiveness of the pollution prevention approach is best illustrated by the significant drop ...

The effectiveness of the pollution prevention approach is best illustrated by the significant drop in atmospheric
 
  a. ozone
  b. sulfur dioxide
  c. lead
  d. carbon monoxide
  e. nitrog

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jkost7

List at least five things you are willing to do to help eliminate water waste. As part of your ...

List at least five things you are willing to do to help eliminate water waste. As part of your ...

List at least five things you are willing to do to help eliminate water waste. As part of your answer explain why these things are important.
 
  What will be an ideal response

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beats51

List in order, from largest to smallest, the uses of water drawn from groundwater and surface water ...

List in order, from largest to smallest, the uses of water drawn from groundwater and surface water ...

List in order, from largest to smallest, the uses of water drawn from groundwater and surface water in the United States. Also state what the percentages of use are.
 
  Include at the end how the drinking water that is used in y

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jash.link

Government subsidies to fishing fleets

Government subsidies to fishing fleets

Government subsidies to fishing fleets
 
  a. promote overfishing
  b. promote the reduction of aquatic biodiversity
  c. promote overfishing and reduction of aquatic biodiversity
  d. reduce the use

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Abisf

One of the reasons the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death is ...

One of the reasons the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death is ...

One of the reasons the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death is
 
  a. the lack of attention to dire predictions from emergency warning centers
  b. the fact that early detection systems

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Acw55

The euphotic zone is that region of the ocean just below the limit of light absorption. (True or false?)

The euphotic zone is that region of the ocean just below the limit of light absorption. (True or false?)

The euphotic zone is that region of the ocean just below the limit of light absorption.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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mojin39

Deserts are primarily located in the hot, tropical regions (True or false?)

Deserts are primarily located in the hot, tropical regions (True or false?)

Deserts are primarily located in the hot, tropical regions.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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tru.alx

List three things that can be done to restore tropical forests so they can be used more sustainably. ...

List three things that can be done to restore tropical forests so they can be used more sustainably. ...

List three things that can be done to restore tropical forests so they can be used more sustainably.
 
  What will be an ideal response

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Vecksa

Tropical, temperate, and cold are categories that apply to which of the following?

Tropical, temperate, and cold are categories that apply to which of the following?

Tropical, temperate, and cold are categories that apply to which of the following?
 
  a. Deserts
  b. Grasslands
  c. Forests
  d. forest and grassland
  e. desserts, forests, and grasslan

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brecool9

Geologic records indicate that the earth has experienced perhaps ________mass extinction(s) where up ...

Geologic records indicate that the earth has experienced perhaps ________mass extinction(s) where up ...

Geologic records indicate that the earth has experienced perhaps ________mass extinction(s) where up to ______________percent of the species disappeared.
 
  a. 1, 50
  b. 5, 95
  c. 1, 95
  d. 3, 75

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Dada

Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?

Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?

Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?
 
  a. Causes fewer injuries and deaths than cars.
  b. Inexpensive to build.
  c. Produces less air pollution than cars.
  d.

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grrgrrl

Which of the following is not a factor that is contributing to the decline in amphibian populations? ...

Which of the following is not a factor that is contributing to the decline in amphibian populations? ...

Which of the following is not a factor that is contributing to the decline in amphibian populations?
 
  a. habitat loss and fragmentation
  b. viral and fungal diseases and parasites
  c. increase in UV radia

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ztboyce

Curiosity and skepticism are important features of the scientific process. Explain how these two ...

Curiosity and skepticism are important features of the scientific process. Explain how these two ...

Curiosity and skepticism are important features of the scientific process. Explain how these two attributes in a scientist come into play during a late phase of scientific investigation called accept or reject the hypothesis.
 
 

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analucia_reid

Name at least three things you did during the last hour that degraded high-quality energy to ...

Name at least three things you did during the last hour that degraded high-quality energy to ...

Name at least three things you did during the last hour that degraded high-quality energy to low-quality energy.
 
  What will be an ideal response

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juliaguay

All of the following statements describe field research except

All of the following statements describe field research except

All of the following statements describe field research except
 
  a. It involves going into natural settings to observe the structure of ecosystems.
  b. It is sometimes called muddy-boots biology.
  c. It ha

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PinBoi

An atom or group of atoms with one or more net positive or negative charges is called a(n) ...

An atom or group of atoms with one or more net positive or negative charges is called a(n) ...

An atom or group of atoms with one or more net positive or negative charges is called a(n) ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word

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jjacksonmia

Analysts vary as to their opinion of which factor is the more serious threat to the Earth's life ...

Analysts vary as to their opinion of which factor is the more serious threat to the Earth's life ...

Analysts vary as to their opinion of which factor is the more serious threat to the Earth's life support systems: ____________________ or ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank with correct words.

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Abisf

Developing countries can be classified as moderately developed, middle-income, or as ...

Developing countries can be classified as moderately developed, middle-income, or as ...

Developing countries can be classified as moderately developed, middle-income, or as ____________________, least developed.
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word

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sylviag14

A(n) ________________is anything obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants.

A(n) ________________is anything obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants.

A(n) ________________is anything obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants.
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word

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heypeterman

The actual cost of gasoline that U.S. consumers purchase for their cars is

The actual cost of gasoline that U.S. consumers purchase for their cars is

The actual cost of gasoline that U.S. consumers purchase for their cars is
 
  a. about 1 per gallon which makes it even more unfair that we are currently paying around 4 per gallon.
  b. about 4 per gallon, so the curr

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sylviag14

Which of the following choices best describes how an ecologist would typically study an ecosystem? ...

Which of the following choices best describes how an ecologist would typically study an ecosystem? ...

Which of the following choices best describes how an ecologist would typically study an ecosystem? The ecologist would study
 
  a. only a single animal or plant
  b. an animal or plant, plus other organisms with which

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shaebugg

What is relief? (Multiple Choice)

What is relief? (Multiple Choice)

What is relief?
 
  A. surface configuration of Earth
  B. synonymous with elevation or altitude
  C. difference between highest and lowest elevation
  D. general term for non-level topography
  E. fundamental shape o

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stella.ledgerwo

Rocks are always composed of more than one type of mineral. (True or false?)

Rocks are always composed of more than one type of mineral. (True or false?)

Rocks are always composed of more than one type of mineral.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The geologic time scale was initially put together by ____.
 A)radiometric d

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Ablaze123

Should scientists be encouraged to make short term earthquake predictions even though the current m

Should scientists be encouraged to make short term earthquake predictions even though the current m

Should scientists be encouraged to make short term earthquake predictions even though the
current methods for such predictions are very unreliable?

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bolbol

List and briefly define nine primary diagnostic (physical) properties used to identify individual ...

List and briefly define nine primary diagnostic (physical) properties used to identify individual ...

List and briefly define nine primary diagnostic (physical) properties used to identify individual minerals.

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bio_man

The present-day climate is the warmest in the earth's history. Indicate whether the statement is ...

The present-day climate is the warmest in the earth's history. Indicate whether the statement is ...

The present-day climate is the warmest in the earth's history.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Sulfate aerosols:
 a. warm the earth's surface.
 b. are closely as

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Victoria Que

Which of the following color schemes is correct for the graph of productivity in middle latitude oceans?

Which of the following color schemes is correct for the graph of productivity in middle latitude oceans?

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gtur

The part of the shore that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide is known as the ________.

The part of the shore that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide is known as the ________.

The part of the shore that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide is known as the ________.

▸ backshore

▸ foreshore

▸ nearshore

▸ offshore

▸ shoreline

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achalmers

In fertilized soil with a solution concentration of 1 ppm P, mass flow contributes to what ...

In fertilized soil with a solution concentration of 1 ppm P, mass flow contributes to what ...

In fertilized soil with a solution concentration of 1 ppm P, mass flow contributes to what percentage of the total requirement?

▸ ~0.3%

▸ ~13%

▸ ~38%

▸ ~70%

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Gamze Yaman

The World Meteorological Organization standard is to identify hurricanes by using a ________.

The World Meteorological Organization standard is to identify hurricanes by using a ________.

[html]The World Meteorological Organization standard is to identify hurricanes by using a ________.

▸ single alphabetized list for all world regions

▸ separate alphabetized list for each world region

▸ system naming hurricanes by latitude and long

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overlandtrail

Which of these two sets of apparent polar wandering paths shows the "fixed continentmodel, and ...

Which of these two sets of apparent polar wandering paths shows the "fixed continentmodel, and ...

Which of these two sets of apparent polar wandering paths shows the "fixed continentmodel, and which shows the "plate tectonics

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bio_man

Most of the broad-scale air movements that comprise the general circulation are ________.

Most of the broad-scale air movements that comprise the general circulation are ________.

Most of the broad-scale air movements that comprise the general circulation are ________.

▸ vertical

▸ horizontal

▸ adiabatic

▸ jet streams

▸ started by the Coriolis effect

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mrivas57