Last Night, Shelly Was "Falling-Down Drunk

question 12

Multiple Choice

Last night, Shelly was "falling-down drunk." She had to be helped out of the car and then threw up on the sidewalk. She has no memory of the evening. Her blood alcohol content (BAC) probably reached ______ g/dL.

• A) 0.03
• B) 0.08
• C) 0.22
• D) 0.34

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Definitions:

Persian Gulf

A shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula, known for its extensive oil reserves.

Island Arcs

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Ocean-ocean Convergent

A tectonic boundary where two oceanic plates collide, typically resulting in the subduction of one plate beneath the other and often forming volcanic island arcs.

Tectonic Setting

The environmental context related to the structure and movement of the Earth’s crust, including plate boundaries and associated geological activity.