All of the following statements are true of mining minerals from the ocean EXCEPT: a. Mining for deep-water deposits is just as easy as mining for continental shelf deposits. c. Minerals can be found in even the deepest parts of the ocean. b. Petroleum and oil can be mined from the continental shelf. d. Valuable minerals such as diamonds and gold can be found in deep-water deposits.

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.