What is a prevailing wind?
A prevailing wind is a name given to the wind direction most often observed during a given time period in a certain location.
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262 Immigration to the United States steadily rose from 1800 to the start of the Civil War. The overwhelming number of immigrants who arrived before the Civil War were from Northern Europe (England, Germany and Ireland . Following the hiatus of the Civil War, immigration rose to its zenith in the period between 1880 and 1910, with immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Greece,
Poland, Russia comprising the majority of new arrivals. The period between WWI and WWII saw an almost complete halt of immigrants to the United States. Immigration since the 1950s has markedly changed, with the majority of new arrivals coming from Latin America, Asia and Africa. What will be an ideal response?
How are pristine conditions of the atmosphere determined?
a. Research conducted prior to the Industrial Revolution b. Seawater samples from deep within polar ice packs c. Sediment samples d. coral skeletons
The principle of isostasy tells us that the key factor(s) determining the elevation of a floating object is(are)
A) thickness and density. B) thickness only. C) density only. D) the percentage of ice.
Describe the components of net radiation (NET R)
What will be an ideal response?