Adiabatic cooling acts on:
a. rising air
b. falling air
c. wind
d. air that is stationary
a
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A. 4 kg. B. 48 kg. C. 12 kg. D. 192 kg.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is TRUE?
A) Northern Hemisphere temperatures are more strongly dominated by continentality than are Southern Hemisphere temperatures. B) The Northern and Southern hemispheres are dominated equally by continentality. C) Southern Hemisphere temperatures are more strongly dominated by continentality than are Northern Hemisphere temperatures. D) The Northern and Southern hemispheres are dominated equally by maritime influences.
Quick clay is
A. clay that expands when wet, contracts when dry. B. clay that forms very steep cliffs, which slide rapidly when they fall. C. clay that is too unstable for plants to grow on. D. a marine deposited mixture of glacially derived clay and silt weakened by infiltrating fresh water upon uplift of these sediments above sea level.