Earth is a system comprised of interacting processes.

What evidence does the writer give to support his argument about coral reefs? a) he speaks of the activities of coral polyps. b) he describes the composition of the great barrier reef. c) he emphasizes the ways in which coral reefs are fragile. d) he points out the ways that scientists do research on the reefs.

Given: circle a externally tangent to circle b. how many possible common tangents to circles a and b can exist? 2 3 4

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t.c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite.b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't.d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era,dead white european males cannot get a fair shake.e) wegener won the nobel prize.