What is the difference in meaning between the terms weather and climate?
A) Weather refers to local conditions, and climate refers to global conditions.
B) Weather refers to short-term variations in conditions, and climate refers to long-term variations in conditions.
C) Weather refers to small storms, and climate refers to large storms.
D) Weather refers to wind and rain, and climate refers to processes like convection.
E) There is no difference between weather and climate.
B
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A. The sphere is attracted to the wand B. The sphere is neither attracted nor repelled, since it is electrically neutral C. The sphere is repelled by the wand D. The sphere will become charged
Why do we have two high tides per day?
A. About half of Earth's water must flow past more geological barriers, slowing it down. B. The Moon and the Sun create separate tidal bulges, resulting in two high tides per day. C. There are two tidal bulges, and the rotation of Earth carries us through both of them every day. D. The rotation of Earth and the motion of the Moon around Earth drag both tidal bulges over us.
The lines in the visible region of the hydrogen spectrum are known as the
a. Lyman series. b. Balmer series. c. Paschen series. d. Bohr series.
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a. 12 N c. 24 N b. 18 N d. none of the above