50 POINTS! BUT NO GUESSING! PLS HELPPP Land degradation is a major issue worldwide and poses a threat to the sustainability of agriculture and the economic development of many third world countries. Which statement best describes the major cause of land degradation in these countries?
A) overuse of the fertilizers
B) silt deposits at the mouths of rivers
C) wind and wave erosion on coastal areas
D) Water erosion caused by rain and runoff in semi-arid regions

The seven sisters, seven stars located more than 400 light-years away in the taurus constellation can be seen here with venus and another constellation, orion. the seven stars stay grouped together but seem to move, like the planet venus. why do stars seem to move like planets in the night sky?

Aball has an initial velocity of 3 m/s. if there is no friction, what is the highest it could roll?

Geologists get to play with chemistry, physics, and history! and what a history you will meet as youwork your way through the course. starting at the beginning, the textbook provides the scientifically acceptedstart of the and promises that you'll get to explore some of the evidence for that scientific view, later inthe semester. meanwhile, which is more nearly correct of the scientifically accepted view? a) the earth formed when the big bang caused older materials to fall together, about 14 billion years ago. b) the earth formed from the falling together of older materials, about 4.6 billion years ago. c) the earth formed in the big bang, about 6000 years ago. d) the earth is eternal, having been here forever and promising to be here forever. e) the earth was assembled by gigantic space beavers, which gnawed down the primordial tree of life andpiled its branches together to form the planet.