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imowrer

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Could a warming trend in Colorado be caused by currents from the Pacific Ocean?
 
  A) No; Colorado is too far away from the ocean.
  B) Yes; air currents can move over the mountains.
  C) No; ocean currents have a cooling effect.
  D) No; the warming effect of the sun overrides the effect of ocean currents on local Colorado weather.

Question 2

Which option correctly matches the scientists with what they study?
 
  A) geochemists: determine the age of Earth materials; petrologists: study petroleum; mineralogists: study minerals
  B) geomorphologists: study the origin of landscapes; paleontologists: study fossilized organisms; geophysicists: study the physical properties of rock
  C) stratigraphers: study ocean currents; mineralogists: study minerals; petrologists: study processes that form rock
  D) hydrogeologist: study ground water; environmental geologists: study the growth of vegetation; geomorphologists: study the shapes of fossil species


shoemake

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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