Which storm event produces the highest wind speeds?
A. Hurricane
B. Tornado
C. Thunderstorm
Answer: B
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Heavy metals can quickly move through ecosystems because they
A) are soluble in water as ions and as a few other compounds. B) quickly dissolve in the fats of animals. C) quickly become incorporated into sugars and starch. D) easily clump together and bind tightly to soil compounds.
Population momentum helps explain which of the following scenarios?
A) Most of the increase in the population of the United States is a result of immigration. B) China's population continues to grow despite their total fertility rate being 1.8. C) Increasing educational opportunities for women decreases the birth rate in India. D) Some European counties are offering incentives to couples who have more than one child.
Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the moment magnitude scale?
A) It considers the amount of fault slippage produced by the earthquake, the size of the surface (and subsurface) area that ruptured, and the nature of the materials that faulted. B) It is the same as the Mercalli scale. C) It is a scale of magnitude based on arithmetical progressions (1,2,3,4, etc.). D) It is a closed scale that begins at 0.0 and ends at 10.0.
Photosynthesis _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).