What is the difference between weather and climate?
A) Weather refers to short-term changes in wind, rain, and temperature; climate refers to the long-term average of weather.
B) Weather refers to atmospheric conditions in the troposphere; climate refers to atmospheric conditions in the stratosphere.
C) Weather is something that we can control, and climate is not.
D) Weather refers to small storms; climate refers to large storms.
A) Weather refers to short-term changes in wind, rain, and temperature; climate refers to the long-term average of weather.
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A) It shows that plants and animals are the two most dominant forms of life on Earth today. B) It shows that all organisms alive today bear genetic similarities that suggest they evolved from a common ancestor. C) It shows that, based on genetic relationships, there are three major branches of life on Earth. D) It shows that there is greater genetic diversity in microscopic organisms than among animals.
By Newton's Third law, Earth's pull on the Moon is equal to the Moon's pull on Earth.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What do the orbits of halo and disk stars tell us about the formation of the Milky Way?
What will be an ideal response?
To determine the height of a bridge above the water, a person drops a stone and measures the time it takes for it to hit the water. If the time is 2.3 s, what is the height of the bridge?
A) 10 m B) 14 m C) 26 m D) 32 m E) 52 m