The State of California Passes a Law to Restrict Emissions

question 21

Multiple Choice

The state of California passes a law to restrict emissions form motor vehicles. Thee emissions may also be regulated by

• A)other states and the federal government.
• B)no other government.
• C)the federal government only .
• D)other states only.

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Definitions:

Carbon-14

A carbon isotope that emits radiation, utilized in radiocarbon dating to ascertain the age of organic matter.

Trenches

Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor, typically resulting from the subduction of one tectonic plate under another.

Sediment

Particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulate in a solid layer on the floor of water or on any surface.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where rock masses slide horizontally past each other.