Once a hurricane makes landfall in the United States, it produces only slight to moderate amounts of precipitation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The island nations of the world face the real possibility that their coastal areas will become uninhabitable because of
A. pollution from container and cruise ships. B. the accumulation of non-biodegradable disposable packaging. C. increased volcanic activity. D. climate change and the melting of Antarctica's ice.
A student was asked the following question: What are the environmental factors that determine the
development of soils, and which are the most important regarding the rate of development? As an answer, the student wrote the following, "The environmental factors that determine the development of soils are climate, parent material, relief of the land, and time. Climate and parent material are the most important factors for the rate of soil development." How would you judge this student's answer? a. EXCELLENT (The response answers both parts of the question, and all statements are complete and correct.) b. VERY GOOD (The response answers both parts of the question, all statements are correct, but one part is not answered completely.) c. GOOD (The response only answers one part of the question, all statements are correct, but the other part of the question is not answered.) d. MEDIOCRE (One part of the question is answered completely and correctly, but the other part is answered incorrectly.) e. UNACCEPTABLE (The response does not correctly answer either part of the question.)
The average warming experienced over the globe since the early 1900s has not been uniform. Where have the greatest and least amounts of warming occurred?
Which of the following is not true for anticyclonic storms systems in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) The storm system is a low-latitude phenomena associated with outflow from tropical cyclones. B) The storm system is characteristic of mid-latitude zones and is typically associated with fair weather. C) The outward flow produces a clockwise circulation due to the Coriolis force. D) The storm system is characterized by high pressure and descending air.