Mexico City's poor air quality is exacerbated by
A. frequent temperature inversions.
B. air temperature that is warmer at the surface than aloft.
C. El Nino events.
D. winds that sweep down the mountains.
A. frequent temperature inversions.
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____________________ form when layers are deposited at an angle to the surface and the layers dip
in direction of ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Measuring Earth's equilibrium temperature without an atmosphere:
A) is easily done using Wien's law. B) is best done assuming the earth is a flat disk. C) is complicated by uncertainty over the value of the earth's albedo. D) can be done only by assuming the earth does not approximate a black body.
What is the cause-and-effect relationship between the pattern of upper-level winds and surface low- and high-pressure systems?
A) There is no strong or consistent relationship. B) Upper level wind patterns strongly control the origin and development of surface systems. C) Surface systems control the upper level wind patterns. D) Surface systems depend primarily on wind speeds at upper levels. E) Surface lows decrease upper level wind speeds, surface highs increase them.
The cost of evacuations is large—roughly $5 million per coastal mile evacuated, exclusive of any damages from the hurricane
a. True b. False