Large, heavy snowflakes are associated with moist air and temperatures well below freezing

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False

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Volcanic bombs have a twisted, streamlined shape, which indicates that they ____

A)cooled quickly underwater B)were formed from ropy, viscous mafic flows C)were erupted as globs of magma that cooled and solidified during their flight through the air D)have high amounts of dissolved gases and low amounts of sodium E)were erupted gently from a shield volcano and cooled as they moved downslope

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The environmental lapse rate or average lapse rate is _______ of air cooling for every thousand foot increase in elevation

a. -3.6 degrees fahrenheit b. -4 degrees fahrenheit c. -3 degrees fahrenheit d. -5 degrees fahrenheit e. -7 degrees fahrenheit

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Which of the following geologic periods was not a time of extensive anoxic bottom waters, pushing bottom-dwelling species to extinction?

A. Late Devonian B. Cretaceous C. Middle Silurian D. Jurassic

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The ________ is an elevational point that divides an entire continent into large drainage basins

A) Appalachian Mountains B) Continental Divide C) Watershed D) Sediment production zone

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