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erika

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on: Jul 15, 2018
Which of the following best illustrates the connection between climate and geologic processes?
 
  A) Water coming off a cooling magma emplaces metallic ores
  B) Hydrothermal vents near a mid-ocean rift create chimneys of mineral deposits
  C) Heavy rainfalls trigger debris flows
  D) Arid climates make sea level drop

Question 2

Why is the use of proxy data necessary when studying past climate change?
 
  A) Modern recording instruments are skewed by pollutants in the atmosphere
  B) Modern data has been biased by religious influence or political ideologies
  C) Instrumental records only go back a couple of centuries and are more incomplete the older they are
  D) Geological and atmospheric changes occurring at the time work differently than today


jxjsniuniu

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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