Which phrase explains how a range of fault-block mountains forms? A. Compression affects a small area of crust and acts for a long
period of time.

B. Eruptions of volcanoes cause many reverse faults to happen
slowly

C. Shear forces cause large earthquakes to happen often and
suddenly

D. Tension affects a wide area of crust and causes many normal
faults.

When rutherford performed his metal foil experiment, he was surprised that most of the alpha particles

Ascientist is investigating the effects of salinity on fish development. he places fertilized fish eggs in an aquarium that contains low salinity and observes their development. what factor would improve experimental design the most? place the fish eggs in the open ocean because that is the natural habitat include another aquarium that has normal salinity to compare to the low salinity aquarium include an aquarium that replaces salt with sugar to confirm that the effects are specific to salt grow algae with the fish eggs in order to provide adequate nutrients to the developing embryos

The term autotroph refers to an organism that: a. uses co2 for its carbon source. b. must obtain organic compounds for its carbon needs. c. gets energy from sunlight. d. gets energy by oxidizing chemical compounds. e. does not need a carbon source