Jet streams play a major role in the global transfer of heat by directing ____
A) cold air to the poles
B) cold air equatorward
C) warm air equatorward
D) warm air to the tropics
B
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Water vapor is nearly absent in ________
A) the upper reaches of the atmosphere B) the lower reaches of the atmosphere C) the troposphere D) the atmosphere over sea surfaces E) the atmosphere over land surfaces
Velocities for ________ waves in granite are about 5.5 to 6 km/sec, but in water they slow to 1.4 km/sec.
A. Rayleigh B. Love C. S D. P
Which of the following is an application of the principle of constant proportions?
A) Calcium carbonate dissolves at an increasing rate with increasing depth until the calcite compensation depth is reached. B) Increasing pressure increases the number of water molecules in a given volume and inhibits the number of ice crystals. C) Siliceous ooze accumulates on the ocean floor as it is being dissolved because it accumulates siliceous tests faster than seawater can dissolve them. D) The concentration of a single major constituent can be measured to determine the total salinity of a water sample.
Alternating positive and negative polarity magnetic anomalies in the crust form a stripe-like pattern parallel to ________.
A. the equator B. mid-oceanic ridges C. lines of longitude D. aseismic ridges E. continental margins