I'm am unsure what context the answer needs to be in or how specific they need to be. Minerals are used in most building supplies, fertilizers, cooking ingredients, and machinery.
From 10th century Andrew patron saint of Scotland. Legends say that his relics were brought by divine guidance from Constantinople.
Answer:
C
because of temperature inversion
I assume that the question refers to the political affiliation of the Islands (They are Islands in the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, south of Japan) - they are politically linked to the US - the correct answer is a). For example the Mariana islands have a commonwealth status within the US.
Answer: As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases
Explanation:
Atmospheric pressure
is defined as the force
per unit area
the air that forms the atmosphere exerts on the Earth's surface:

It should be noted that as the altitude increases less air is above and, therefore the air weights less. This is because the atmosphere losses density as we ascend, causing less air.
However, it is important to point out this decrease in pressure is not linear, since at the beginning (in the first kilometers above sea level) it reduces more rapidly than in the next kilometers above. That is why this relationship between atmospheric pressure and altitude is exponential.