The figure above shows an upper-level 500 mb weather map drawn over North America. Where do you expect the highest wind speeds to occur?

a. no difference between 1 and 2
b. 2
c. 1


b. 2

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A) the oxygen molecule, O2 B) the water molecule, H2O C) the hydrogen peroxide molecule, H2O2 D) the hydrogen molecule, H2

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Rift zones where a volcano spreads in different wedge-shaped sections are characteristic of ____

a. ?cinder cones b. ?stratovolcanoes c. ?resurgent caldera d. ?shield volcanoes e. ?lava domes

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A laboratory analysis of index minerals in a metamorphic rock indicates that temperature and pressure were decreasing as a specific mineral was growing. Why would the conditions for mineral growth change?

A. The rock was being uplifted to the surface. B. Hydrothermal fluids were invading the rock. C. A blob of magma was moving toward the rock. D. The rock was being carried downward by subduction. E. The rock was being folded by differential stress.

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Carbon dioxide

A) is a noble gas. B) is a solid that contributes very little to atmospheric and climatic change. C) is a greenhouse gas that may hold the key to important climatic changes. D) has become so thick that certain insects can no longer fly but are forced to crawl.

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