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The Universe is __________, meaning that the density __________. Select two and only two answers.  If you select more than two answers, you will receive 0 credit on this question. 

What percentage of Earth’s present-day land surface is covered by glaciers?

A flooded U-shaped glacial trough or valley is called a:

In _________ transport in deserts, sediments move by saltation, rolling, or sliding.

I want to count the words from one of the Linux dictionaries files, located at /usr/share/dict/american-english, that contain two successive vowels, immediately preceded and followed by the same letter. These words must be of a length between 4 and 8 characters.     Please note:  The file /usr/share/dict/american-english is available on the vmportal.cse.usf.edu Linux virtual machines. If it is not available on your system, like for instance on the USF student cluster, then use a small file that you make yourself with one word per line. Chose the words that you use so that that file is relevant to testing in the context of this question. 

________ regions are the driest, receiving less than 25 cm of rainfall per year, and have no vegetation. 

Deserts cover 10% of Earth’s land surface.

Which present-day continent does not have ANY glaciers?

If you answered “NO” to any part of the previous question, then you should exit from this exam right now. Proceeding with an invalid test area and camera view or insufficient materials will lead to your session being flagged and render your test unacceptable (an unacceptable test means a test score value of 0-zero) If you answered “YES”, then you should now: briefly show all your blank papers (front and back) to the side view camera. briefly show your calculator (face of the calculator clearly shown, NO GRAPHICS CALCULATOR Permitted). Make sure you have enough paper (15+- blank sheets of paper) and appropriate writing utensils. You will NOT be allowed to add more once the exam is underway. If your papers are not shown to the webcam at the beginning of the exam, the exam will be flagged. If you leave the testing seat your exam will be flagged. Any flagged exam may render your exam unacceptable. After you finish showing your blank papers, click on “PROCEED”, and then the “Next” button below to begin. By proceeding on with this test you are agreeing to abide by and honor the ODU Honor Pledge:                                                                           

The process of deflation, removing loose surface sediment by wind, can result in: