Things burn readily on earth because of the amount of _______ in the atmosphere.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: oxygen

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Which human-built feature nearby appears to have been influenced by the same kind of landform?

The question is based on Map T-5, a portion of the “Jackson, Mississippi-Louisiana” topographic map (scale 1:250,000; contour interval 50 feet; dashed lines are supplementary contours at 25-foot intervals). A color satellite image of this same region is shown in Figure 40-5 (scan the QR code for this exercise or go to the Lab Manual website and Exercise 40). For reference, the dashed contour line on “Paw Paw Island” in the southern part of the map shows an elevation of 75 feet. What will be an ideal response?

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Pelagic seabirds nest at sea.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Suppose that the air has reached its dew point. The relative humidity is

A. 20%. B. 100%. C. 0%. D. 65%.

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The name of the region that is characterized as receiving very low rainfall is ______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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