Coal is formed when layers of plant matter accumulate at the bottom of a body of water and are protected from biodegradation and oxidization. over time, the properties of the original material change. what evolutionary significance, if any, does this have

Most of the fossils found in virginia are in the coastal plain, valley, ridge, and appalachian plateau regions, best suggesting that these geographic provinces a) were once covered by seawater. b) are the oldest parts of virginia. c) have a great deal of karst topography. d) have large amounts of sedimentary rock.

Give two examples of what would occur if one of the pairs did not match or had an extra chromosomes. explain how this might occur, and if it would be dangerous to the individual. fast.

1. seamount a raised footwall block between normal fault creates this 2. syncline break between rocks where a hanging wall rises relative to a footwall 3. hot spring on rolling hills, this a dip between hills 4. volcanic neck created when a block with hanging walls slips down between normal faults 5. caldera underwater volcano that never reaches above sea level 6. horst natural hot water on earth's surface containing many minerals 7. graben underwater volcano whose top is eroded flat by waves 8. crater less than a mile in diameter; looks like a bowl at the top of a volcano 9. guyot magma that filled the central vent that remains after the volcano has eroded 10. reverse fault over 1 mile in diameter; looks like a bowl over a volcano