________ is present in coal and is released into the air when coal is burned.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mercury
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Which of the following statements regarding the impact of landfills on ground and surface water is correct?
A. The water that passes through a landfill is collected and treated. B. Landfills should be surrounded by highly permeable soils. C. Landfills should be located below the water table. D. Landfills do not generate liquid waste so they have no impact on ground or surface water.
What process involves the clumping of small particles into larger masses?
A) Condensation B) Coagulation C) Secretion D) Accretion
The rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending) parcel of saturated air is called the ____ rate
a. environmental lapse b. dry adiabatic c. moist adiabatic d. latent heat release e. specific heat release
The approximate land surface of the Earth totals more than ________ square kilometers (square miles)
A) 1.5 thousand (579) B) 15 thousand (5,791) C) 150 million (50,791,000) D) 1.5 billion (50,791,000,000) E) 15 trillion (50,791,000,000,000)