When a tropical rain forest is clear-cut, the most likely impact to the environment is

A) loss of biodiversity.
B) movement of oxygen from the biosphere into the atmosphere.
C) increase in water stored in soils.
D) a decrease in the number of days with freezing temperatures.


A) loss of biodiversity.

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Domesticated animals that have abandoned their dependence on people to resume life in the wild are called __________ animals

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Suppose you are a pilot. What is the safest option as you fly toward a cumulonimbus?

A) fly through it B) fly around it C) land the plane D) use it as an opportunity to refuel

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Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest base?

a. air temperature 90o F, dew point temperature 50o F b. air temperature 90o F, dew point temperature 40o F c. air temperature 90o F, dew point temperature 60o F d. air temperature 90o F, dew point temperature 20o F

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The lower limit to which the stream can erode is its ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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