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Bio 103 Exam 4 Questions and Answers Already Passed
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**Question 1:** What factor contributes to the formation of deserts at 30 degrees latitude north 
and south of the equator? 
 
A) Climate change 
B) Tectonic plate movement 
C) All of the above 
D) Wind patterns 
 
Answer: C) All of the above 
 
**Question 2:** How does energy flow through an ecosystem? 
 
A) Energy flows into ecosystems, but is never lost 
B) There is no energy input into ecosystems 
C) Energy flows into ecosystems an...
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And 
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Flux melting most likely occurs at: 
(A) Mid-ocean ridges. 
(B) Transform faults. 
(C) Subduction zones. 
(D) None of the above - answer(C) Subduction zones. 
Decompression melting occurs as a result of: 
(A) Decrease of the confining pressure as the Core rises to shallower depth. 
(B) Increase of the confining pressure as the asthenosphere rises to shallower depth. 
(C) Decrease of the confining pressure as the lithosphere ...
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APES Unit #4- Earth Systems & Resources correctly answered 2024/2025
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APES Unit #4- Earth Systems & Resources correctly answered 2024/2025Core - correct answer the innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer. 
 
Mantle - correct answer The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma. 
 
Magma - correct answer molten rock 
 
Asthenosphere - correct answer The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock. 
 
Lithosphere - correct ans...
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ESS 202 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers.
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.... - answerForaminifera study, single celled ocean 
creatures 
Range of the Seafloor Age - answerNew to 200Mya 
Strong layer (______), slides over weaker layer (______) - answerLithosphere, asthenosphere 
Tectonic plates are pieces of the.... - answerChilled, rigid, outermost ~100km of the earth 
(lithosphere) 
Two classification systems of the earth's layered structure - answer(1) Composition: Crust 
(oceanic, continental), mantle, core (fluid outer core, solid inner core) 
(2) Strength: Lit...
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SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
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SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 LATEST 
 
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the coastal region (6 parts) 1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave 
 
coast land extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by 
the ocean 
 
offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf 
 
beach shore and nearshore; very active 
 
berm dry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand 
 
notch cave cut into sea cliff by waves 
 
wave-cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach created by ...
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AQA GCSE Geography Glossary Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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AQA GCSE Geography Glossary 
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LIC Low income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income 
classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $1045 or below 
HIC High income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income 
classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $12746 or above 
Hazard Risk The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place 
Natural Hazard A natural event (for exa...
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Ocean 100- Exam 3 (SDSU) Latest Version Graded A+
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Ocean 100- Exam 3 (SDSU) Latest 
 
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coast land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen 
 
offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf 
 
beach shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) 
 
berm dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) 
 
Berm floods when.... -very high tide 
-tsunami 
-storm swells/ breakers 
 
wave- cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach, by wave energy 
 
notch cave cut into th...
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AICE Marine Science Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Continental Drift - Answer-A theory supporting the possibility that continents are able to move over Earth's surface 
 
Plate tectonics - Answer-the process where large sections (plates) of the Earth's crust are in constant movement over the fluid mantle, causing earthquakes and volcanoes at the borders between the plates 
 
Lithosphere - Answer-The outermost layer of the Earth's crust 
 
Asthenosphere - Answer-a nearly liquid layer made of the uppermost part of the mantle 
 
Mantle - Answer-...
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GEO 350 – 102 TEST 3 Questions And Answers|2024
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_____ threaten(s) the Native American salmon catch. - ️️fish farms 
A bog or marshy pond formed when permafrost melts - ️️Thaw Lake 
A chain of volcanic islands or mountains formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate along an oceanic trench - ️️Island Arc 
A commercial facility in which fish are raised for food - ️️Fish Farm 
A concentration of economic activities in an industrial sector in a geographic region - ️️Agglomeratio...
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AICE Marine Science Study Guide for Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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AICE Marine Science Study Guide for Exam 
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Erosion - Correct Answer ️️ -the removal of rock/particles moved by action of 
waves/wind/rain 
Deposition/Sedimentation - Correct Answer ️️ -the dropping/depositing/accumulating 
of rock/particles by waves/wind 
Plate Tectonic Theory - Correct Answer ️️ --Earth's crust/lithosphere is made of plates 
-Continents lie on plates 
-Plates are moving slowing on top of asthenosphere 
-Plates move do to convectio...
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