Trace the conversion of solar energy to other forms through the hydrologic cycle
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Solar energy warms ocean water causing evaporation. The water vapor is advected over continents by wind (also cause by solar heating), precipitation process release heat back to the atmosphere through condensation and deposition etc.
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When you leap straight upward inside a high-speed train traveling at constant velocity, you land
A. slightly ahead of your original position. B. at your original position. C. slightly behind your original position.
Which one of the following is a molecule but not a compound?
A) CO2 B) H2O C) O2 D) All of these would be considered both molecules and compounds.
The O horizon is ________
A) usually more sand than silt or clay B) composed of equal amounts of bedrock and organic material C) primarily loam D) primarily composed of organic materials E) composed primarily of bedrock
Why does the rainshadow desert form on the downwind side of the mountains?
A) The air mass has absorbed all the moisture on that side as it descended. B) The mountains block wind from that region, making it hot. C) The sediments on the downwind side are porous. D) The moisture was precipitated from the air mass on the upwind side.