Based on the thin layer of sediment on his flooded farm, James Hutton concluded that strata: A Are made of large rocks A B Settle in vertical layers C Are formed by catastrophes like floods and earthquakes D Take many thousands of years to form

Why is river water less clear at the mouth than at the source? because the mouth is warmer because the source is colder because the mouth has debris because the source is warmer

Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer? Iraq Iran Jordan Libya Kuwait

Grasslands can be found between the temperate forests and the deserts at the subtropics. True False

Zone of saturation means that the zone is saturated with __ air clay ice water

Which of the following feature would LEASTLIKELY to be found in a WIDE VALLEY? floodplain waterfall meander oxbow lake

One of the most commercially developed orbital regions around the Earth is __ A. middle Earth orbit B. terrestrial orbit C. high Earth orbit D. low Earth orbit

Which of the following states is NOT officially part of the Russia/Central Asian realm? Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Siberia Armenia

A map of the ages of the sea floor shows __ the direction of the plate motions how much material was produced at the ridges during a given period of time the location of modern plate boundaries how fast the plates are moving

Where is most of the freshwater on Earth stored? a. Frozen in glaciers and other forms of ice b. In lakes and streams c. In reservoirs used to supply human settlements with water. d. In the depths of the ocean

A country's core area __ often contains the capital city incorporates the nation's largest population cluster exhibits the country's strongest cultural imprints contains the region with the country's most efficient communications networks All of the answer choices are correct.