Read the passage and select the ecosystem it describes.

i live in the most unforgiving of places. it almost never rains. here the cold, cold wind blows non-stop. the soil is frozen year-round, and it is of such poor quality that almost nothing grows. the few plants that do grow here seem to huddle together for warmth.

steppe
tundra
desert
forest

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.

Liquefaction is a. a quicksand-like condition arising in some wet soils during earthquakes. b. flooding caused by tsunamis. c. flooding of coastal areas due to tectonic subsidence. d. flooding caused by dam failure resulting from an earthquake.

15 points need quick 1. looking at your graph and the geologic time scale during what period did this rock form? what is the age span of the rock, in millions of years? 2. this rock sample is limestone and shale. with what you know about rock formation, what type of environment did these organisms live in? 3. if some of these fossil samples were found in a rock also containing leaf fossils, could you use radiocarbon dating to determine the age of this rock? explain.