Rhyolitic lavas ________.

Barrier islands are constantly moving in the direction of ________.

At a subduction zone, the downgoing (subducting) plate ________.

The current scientific explanation for the origin of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets is the ________.

Consult the figure below. Compared with low-grade metamorphic rocks, high-grade rocks ________.

Compaction and cementation of grains occurs during ________.

Minerals are all naturally occurring solid substances with a definable chemical composition. They must also possess ________.

The presence of liquid water on Earth’s surface is ________.

Which greenhouse gases play the most significant role in influencing changes in global atmospheric temperature?

If sea level continues to rise and covers the city of Miami, the Florida coast will become a(n) ________.