With the Sun and Moon in this position, the side of the Earth facing the Moon experiences





A) a normal high tide.

B) a normal low tide.

C) a spring tide.

D) a neap tide.


D) a neap tide.

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A) eventually level off. B) continue to rise. C) decrease as CO2 is absorbed by plants, soils, and the oceans. D) This cannot be reasonably predicted.

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Extratropical cyclones often form from interactions in the interior of a single air mass

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The forces that control the wind include gravity, the pressure gradient force, Coriolis force, and friction force

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If you were hiking through the Rocky Mountains and saw a sharp ridge of peaks that looked a bit like the teeth of a saw, you might reasonably conclude that it had been shaped by what?

A) Erosion from winter snow packs. B) A strike-slip fault that caused uplift. C) Two parallel glaciers in the valleys on each side. D) Tectonic activity.

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