A graph of coal reserves in the United States versus time slopes downward.

If coal consumption remained constant, coal production .

Which phrase best completes the sentence.

fluctuated

increased

decreased

stayed the same

Analyze the analogy and read the information below it. fish : fin : : bird : wing if you were reading this aloud, you would say, "fish is to fin as bird is to wing." this analogy uses parts of an animal to relate to the whole animal. much like how a fin a fish move, so does a wing a bird move. which analogy also uses parts to relate to the whole? sky : blue : : dirt : brown flower : petal : : tree : leaf car : road : : boat : water food : sandwich : : sport : softball

Find an equation in standard form of the parabola that passes through (-2, 9), (-4, 5), and (1, 0)

In the image, layer a is the topmost layer. layer c contains fossils from the precambrian era. layer b contains dinosaur fossils, and layer a contains fossils of mammals. which two statements are supported by this evidence? 1. mammals lived before the precambrian era. 2. dinosaurs and mammals existed in the precambrian era. 3. dinosaurs evolved after precambrian organisms. 4. precambrian organisms evolved after dinosaurs. 5. precambrian organisms were the first life-forms to become fossilized, according to this sample.