Energy in a wind wave increases with ____
a. slower wind speeds
b. increasing wave height
c. decreasing fetch
d. storms of shorter duration
b
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT one of the chapter's three big ideas?
a. There are always limits to population growth in nature. b. Certain interactions among species affects their use of resources and their population sizes. c. The balance of nature theory only. d. The balance of nature theory and the concept of restoration of ecosystems by humans. e. Changes in environmental conditions cause communities and ecosystems to gradually alter their species composition and population sizes.
What are the different types of water masses? What is the most distinctive water mass? Give the
characteristics and behaviors of that water mass. What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not true of dry climates?
A) Dry climates are generally located in bands immediately to the north and south of the low-latitude humid climates. B) Many dry regions are associated with the subtropical high pressure zone. C) Some deserts are caused mainly by mountain ranges that isolate land from ocean sources of moisture. D) Arid climates have severe moisture shortages year round, while most semiarid climates have a rainy season in which sufficient moisture is available for abundant, if brief, vegetation growth. E) Both arid and semiarid regions lack sufficient moisture and heat to make any plants grow for more than a month each year.