Many of the world's larger deserts are the result of
A) warm ocean currents.
B) extremely high temperatures.
C) strong prevailing northwesterly winds.
D) belts of high atmospheric pressure.
Answer: D
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The wavelengths corresponding to the harmonics of a string with fixed ends can be found by saying that the length of the string must be equal to
A) an odd number of quarter-wavelengths. B) an odd number of third-wavelengths. C) an odd number of half-wavelengths. D) an integer number of half-wavelengths. E) an integer number of wavelengths.
When the first law of thermodynamics is applied to an ideal gas that is taken through an isothermal process
A. 
B. W = 0.
C. Q = 0.
D. none of the above.
Most of the light we see coming from the Sun originates in the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A wheel rotating about a fixed axis has a constant angular acceleration of 4.0 rad/s2 . In a 4.0-s interval the wheel turns through an angle of 80 radians. Assuming the wheel started from rest, how long had it been in motion at the start of the 4.0-s interval?
a. 2.5 s b. 4.0 s c. 3.5 s d. 3.0 s e. 4.5 s