Frequently, very heavy amounts of rainfall are recorded when a hurricane or tropical storm moves over land. Why do these storms produce so much rain?
What will be an ideal response?
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A) The air mass has absorbed all the moisture on that side as it descended. B) The mountains block wind from that region, making it hot. C) The sediments on the downwind side are porous. D) The moisture was precipitated from the air mass on the upwind side.
At the highest trophic level, there is less energy and fewer organisms than at the lower levels.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
________ is the portion of groundwater that is retained as a film on particle and rock surfaces and in tiny openings in the subsurface
A) Surface tension B) Infiltration C) Specific retention D) Capacity
The process of ________ explains how warm, less dense air is replaced with cooler, denser air masses.
A) subduction B) conduction C) convection D) invection