The energy for hurricanes comes from the transfer of sensible and latent heat from the ocean
surface to the atmosphere.
a. true
b. false
a
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Which of the following did not claim more than 250,000 lives?
A) flooding in Bangladesh in 1970 B) an earthquake in China in 1976 C) a tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004 D) Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005
Broadly generalizing, the three primary soil-forming regimes are:
a. eluviation, illuviation, and alleviation. b. laterization, podzolization, and nitrification. c. calcification, podzolization, and laterization. d. podzolization, eluviation, and illuviation.
Earth’s early atmosphere contained high concentrations of ____
a. oxygen and nitrogen b. carbon dioxide and oxygen c. oxygen and methane d. oxygen and ammonia e. carbon dioxide and nitrogen
Each year, scientists measure the magnitude of how many earthquakes?
A. 100 B. 1,000 C. 25,000 D. 200,000 E. 1,000,000