Sinking or subsiding air cannot form clouds due to the:
A) loss of particulates.
B) removal of water vapor.
C) warming temperatures.
D) formation of unstable layers.
E) release of latent heat.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
The O horizon of soils consists of ________
A) material leached from the top layers of soils B) materials deposited by erosion C) mostly organic material D) bedrock E) weathered parent material
The wind direction in a low pressure system is:
A) from the north. B) from the northwest. C) from the east. D) from the south. E) dependent on your location relative to the storm center.
Terrestrial ecosystems are most easily distinguished from one another by the ____ that are present in that system
a. autotrophs b. carnivores c. primary consumers d. decomposers e. nutrient cycles