Which of the Following Is an Example of Subsidence

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of subsidence?

• A) Expansion of oceans as a result of excess heat
• B) The sinking of land in some coastal areas
• C) The melting of the ice sheet in the Arctic over the North Pole
• D) Increasing sea levels as a result of higher tides

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Definitions:

Ethyl β-D-Galactopyranoside

A chemical compound that consists of ethyl and galactose molecules, where the galactose component is in the pyranose ring form and the anomeric carbon is in the beta configuration.

Methyl Glycoside

A compound resulting from the reaction of a sugar with methanol where the sugar's anomeric carbon is linked to a methoxy group.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, together with glucose, forms lactose, the principal sugar in milk.

Hydrolyzed

A chemical process in which a molecule is broken down into smaller units by the addition of water.