16. which process(es) cause(s) thick sediment layers to accumulate along the boundaries of continental
and oceanic plates?
a. marine transgressions
b. subduction (its not this one i just took the exam and got it wong)
c. marine regressions
d. glaciation

What factors led to europe's global dominance in economic and political factors? what impacts did that dominance have on other peoples and environments?

Some gamma ray bursts are hypothesized to come from mergers of neutron stars or black holes. if this hypothesis is correct, what else should we in principle be able to detect from such mergers? a. gravitiational waves b. x-ray bursts c. significant disruption of gas thousands of light-years away in the surrounding galaxy d. an "afterglow" of bright visible light, lasting for weeks

Which barrier to economic development is shown in the following examples? i. the high rate of hiv infection in underdeveloped nations ii. the use of children as soldiers in uganda’s army in the early 2000s iii. low literacy rates in underdeveloped nations with limited exposure to adequate education a. foreign debt b. political instability c. widespread disease d. low levels of social welfare