Describe the mechanisms that cause precipitation
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Answer: The mechanisms that cause precipitation are condensation, the conversion of water vapor to a liquid state, and rising air through convection, orographic uplift or frontal uplift.
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A laccolith forms when a sill ____ and causes the overlying rocks to ____
A)ruptures underground; collapse B)inflates; bow upwards C)deflates; melt D)breaks the surface; explode E)becomes a dike; tilt 90 degrees
What is a longitudinal profile of a stream?
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Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia. A significant minority of Roman Catholics, however, live in northern Kazakhstan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of ________.
Chinook deserts subtropical deserts rain-shadow deserts moon-shadow deserts