The Atacama of Chile is a desert primarily because it is located ____________.

Coastal region deserts are most likely near ocean currents that flow ____________.

The Sahara is located about 30 degrees latitude from the equator. What type of desert is the Sahara?

The fact that snow and ice are increasing in Antarctica poses a serious problem for the validity of the global warming hypothesis.

Oceanic crust is blue, continental crust is orange, mantle plumes are noted in this diagram. Given the plate tectonic setting, what is the most likely composition of the volcanoes at location D?

Oceanic crust is blue, continental crust is orange, mantle plumes are noted in this diagram. Given the plate tectonic setting, what is the most likely composition of the volcanoes at location A?

Bombs, ash, and cinders are all examples of ____.

Given the ages of the different rock units that you see here, what is the age of the shale atop the volcanic ash?

Eruptions of rhyolite lava tend to be more explosive than basaltic and andesitic lavas because rhyolite lavas

The Sahara is located about 30 degrees latitude from the equator. What type of desert is the Sahara?