Which of the following would NOT be considered a major manufacturing center of North America?
A) Megalopolis (Baltimore -Philadelphia-New York-Boston)
B) the Rocky Mountain western interior
C) southern California
D) the Piedmont (including Birmingham, Atlanta and Charlotte)
E) the Great Lakes region (including Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago)
B) the Rocky Mountain western interior
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In colder temperatures, alcohol thermometers are preferred to mercury thermometers because
A) mercury is poisonous and are rarely used in modern thermometers any more. B) alcohol thermometers are less expensive and more easily to replace if broken in extreme temperatures. C) mercury freezes at -39°C (-38.2°F), whereas alcohol freezes at -120°C (-170°F). D) alcohol thermometers are generally more accurate, especially in cold temperatures.
A coastline is covered with sea caves. What kind of beach is this likely to be?
A) A low-energy beach B) A passive beach C) An erosional beach D) A depositional beach
Which of the following best describes cap-and-trade programs?
A) They were already in use by the European Union before 2010. B) They have never been utilized because of their high costs. C) They were first widely used in the United States for power companies in 1990. D) They apply only to non-GHG emitting forms of electrical generation.
The path a water particle makes as a wave passes in deep water is best described as
A. spherical B. orbital C. elliptical D. linear