A sea breeze is a local wind that blows during the day from a region
A) over the ocean toward land.
B) of low pressure to high pressure.
C) of high elevation to low elevation.
D) none of the above
Answer: A) over the ocean toward land.
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A) The air is thinner at higher altitudes. B) Mountaintops are above much of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. C) The winds are stronger at higher altitudes. D) There is more water vapor at higher altitudes, causing there to be more snow. E) All of the above are true.
Suppose one's hand exerts a force of 12 N upward on a book weighing 10 N. The reaction to the force of the hand on the book is a force of
A. 2 N exerted by the book on the hand. B. 10 N exerted by the Earth on the book. C. 10 N exerted by the book on the hand. D. 10 N exerted by the book on the Earth. E. 12 N exerted by the book on the hand.
What is the work done on the gas during the compression?
a. 5.9E+3 J b. 7.5E+3 J c. 1.5E+4 J d. 1.8E+4 J
The geologist Harry Hess proposed the theory of
a. plate tectonics. b. continental drift. c. seafloor spreading. d. mountain building.