Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 12SQ
Forces that cause geologic change include ___ (select all that are correct).
- a. erosion
- b. natural selection
- c. volcanic activity
- d. tectonic plate movement
- e. wind
- f. meteorite impacts
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