How might weather patterns change due to global warming? What effect might it have on sea levels?
What will be an ideal response?
Rainfall patterns will likely change; spring tends to arrive earlier contributing to drier summers; total atmospheric energy and evaporation from oceans increases, leading to more intense storms. Sea levels will rise, devastating coastal communities and low-lying countries.
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A) millions of years. B) thousands of years. C) a few days. D) a few hours. E) a few minutes.
The acceleration of a cart rolling down an inclined plane (a ramp)
A) is approximately constant. B) increases with time. C) decreases with time.
Consider a brick that is totally immersed in water, with the long edge of the brick vertical. The pressure on the brick is
A) the same on all surfaces of the brick. B) greatest on the face with largest area. C) greatest on the top of the brick. D) greatest on the sides of the brick. E) greatest on the bottom of the brick.
When subsurface ground material is completely saturated with water, we call it
A) the water table. B) groundwater. C) the saturated zone. D) the unsaturated zone.