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Basalt is coarse-grained and is primarily composed of mafic minerals. 

Currents are deflected to the _______ in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect. Select the best answer.

Of the following organisms, which appeared first in the fossil record? In other words, which evolved first?

Astrology is the study of the Universe.

__________ occurs when the land’s surface elevation is lowered due to pumping groundwater from an aquifer.

Longshore currents flow _____________.

Coarse-grained sediments, such as sand and gravel, are transported in a river as __________.

Determine which of the following statements is true using the block diagram shown below. B, C, D, and E are sedimentary units A is a dike (an igneous intrusion) F is an unconformity

How many half-lives have occurred for a mineral specimen if you determine that there is 50% of a given parent isotope remaining? 

Why are some of the most biologically productive regions in the oceans found along the western coastlines of the continents?