(Q001) Identify the true statement. a) A deposit of gypsum and halite found beneath the Mediterranean Sea is about 20 km thick. b) About 6 million years ago, the African Plate moved northward and collided with the European Plate to create a dam between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. c) At times of high global sea level, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean, and the trapped seawater evaporated. d) About 60% of the water flowing into the Mediterranean Sea comes from river input, like the Nile.

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(Q001) Identify the true statement.
a)
A deposit of gypsum and halite found beneath the Mediterranean Sea is about 20 km thick.
b)
About 6 million years ago, the African Plate moved northward and collided with the
European Plate to create a dam between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
At times of high global sea level, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic
Ocean, and the trapped seawater evaporated.
d)
About 60% of the water flowing into the Mediterranean Sea comes from river input, like
the Nile.
Transcribed Image Text:(Q001) Identify the true statement. a) A deposit of gypsum and halite found beneath the Mediterranean Sea is about 20 km thick. b) About 6 million years ago, the African Plate moved northward and collided with the European Plate to create a dam between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. At times of high global sea level, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean, and the trapped seawater evaporated. d) About 60% of the water flowing into the Mediterranean Sea comes from river input, like the Nile.
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