________ is the result of horizontal differences in air pressure.
A) A pressure gradient force
B) An isobar
C) The jet stream
D) The wind
Answer: D) The wind
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A. away from water bodies and decreasing variation in solar insolation. B. proximity to water bodies and increasing variation in solar insolation. C. proximity to water bodies and decreasing variation in solar insolation. D. away from water bodies and increasing variation in solar insolation.
Which of the following is estimated to be the largest potential fuel resource?
A. coal B. conventional natural gas C. gas in gas hydrates D. oil
High crime rates in U.S. cities are generally the result of
A) high population densities. B) higher levels of education. C) poor social conditions and poverty. D) the lack of public transportation.
Water, H2O, and methane, CH4 have about the same mass and differ by only one type of atom. Why is the boiling point of water so much higher than that of methane?
A) The water molecule is less symmetrical than is the methane molecule. B) The oxygen of a water molecule has two lone pairs of electrons. C) The electronegativity difference between oxygen and hydrogen is greater than the electronegativity difference between carbon and hydrogen. D) all of the above