Shortwave sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere, where it strikes the surface and is converted into longer-wavelength ________ radiation

A) cosmic
B) infrared
C) microwave
D) ultraviolet
E) visible


B

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In general, K-strategists have a

A) type I survivorship pattern, and r-strategists have a type III survivorship pattern. B) type II survivorship pattern, and r-strategists have a type I survivorship pattern. C) type II survivorship pattern, and r-strategists have a type III survivorship pattern. D) type III survivorship pattern, and r-strategists have a type II survivorship pattern.

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What is loess?

A) a dark, coarse sand that is eroded from sea cliffs by wave energy from the ocean B) a human-made material that is a byproduct of the burning of high sulfur coal C) a fine, glacially generated silt that is deposited by the wind D) the rich dark topsoil that is found on the Japanese island of Honshu E) a clay-like substance from which people in China use to make cement for urban areas

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In the South in 2011, ________ percent of Asians lived in poverty

A) 9.9 B) 10.4 C) 24.7 D) 26.7

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