Which of the following describes how a contrail forms?

A. air warming as it passes over the aircraft's wings
B. water vapour in the engine exhaust mixing with air
C. heated air expulsed from the cabin
D. heating of the air by the engine exhaust


Answer: D

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Seamounts and abyssal hills are ________ in origin

A) erosional B) metamorphic C) sedimentary D) volcanic E) seismic

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Lines on a map connecting points of equal temperature are called ____

A) isobars B) isotherms C) thermals D) thermographs

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Explain the difference between the terms silicon and silicate

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Approximately what percentage of the electricity produced in the United States comes from nuclear energy?

A) 5% B) 15% C) 35% D) 55%

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences