Generating electricity with a windmill located next to a home
A) is more efficient than transmitting electricity over long distances.
B) is less efficient than at a distance, because the wind draws heat away from the home.
C) increases the energy lost, according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
D) depends upon a hydroturbogenerator spinning a magnetic field within copper wire.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
If vertical stretching causes a spinning column of air to rise and spin faster, the rapidly rotating air column may shrink into a ____
a. mesocyclone b. tornado vortex c. suction vortex d. dust devil e. downdraft
The "mistral", "taku", and "bora" are regional names for a gravity-flow wind, which is properly termed a ________ wind
A) sea breeze B) Hadley cell C) monsoon D) katabatic E) foehn
What is distinct about the divergent boundary that forms a rift valley?
A. The rock type is not igneous. B. It coincides with mantle advection. C. It develops within a continent. D. It coincides with mantle subduction. E. The rock type is not sedimentary.