What kind of path does water follow underground, and why?
A) straight, due to rock layering
B) angled, due to gravity and pressure
C) curved, due to the shape of Earth
D) curved, due to gravity and pressure
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The media tends to sensationalize long-term problems like atmospheric changes rather than short-term issues
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Given the implications of the hydrostatic equation, we would expect that
A) pressure be independent of altitude. B) cold, dense air would have a greater vertical pressure gradient than would warm, light air. C) differences in temperature on either side of a cold front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure. D) differences in temperature on either side of a warm front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure.
?Match the term with the correct description.
A. ?increases population B. ?reduces population size C. (?birth + immigration) = (death + emigration) D. ?annual number of live births per 1,000 people E. ?replacement-level fertility rate
Island A is one square mile in area and has 100 species. Following the theory of island biogeography, how many species do you expect to find on the neighboring Island B that is ten square miles in area?
a. 200 b. 100 c. 50 d. 1000