Given the large globe in Question 1 and your calculation of its representative fraction, convert the RF to a written scale for this globe (1 cm on the globe = ? km on Earth). (Show your work and remember that there are 100,000 cm in 1 km.)
What will be an ideal response?
1 cm = 31.89 km
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A) lithosphere. B) hydrosphere. C) biosphere. D) troposphere.
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A) pressure and temperature. B) altitude and time. C) wind speed and direction. D) temperature and rainfall rate. E) pressure and wind speed.
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A) are more toxic. B) last longer in the environment. C) are radioactive. D) are broken down into nontoxic products within a few weeks of application.