What is the environmental lapse rate, and which part of the atmosphere is it relevant?
What will be an ideal response?
Temperatures decrease with increasing altitude at an average of 6.4 C° per km (3.5 F° per 1000 ft). This is known as the normal lapse rate. However, the actual lapse rate, known as the environmental lapse rate, may vary considerable from this due to local weather conditions. This occurs int he troposphere.
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B. collided C. slid past each other D. none of the choices are correct
How do global warming, ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity compare with other environmental and social problems that the world faces today?
You may wish to list the major problems, as you see them, in decreasing order of importance. Justify your answer with an explanation. What will be an ideal response?
The world's 30,000 known species of spiders
a. kill more livestock with poisonous bites than any other threat. b. have to be controlled in order for integrated pest management to work properly c. are a threat not only to livestock, but also to rural farmers because they nest in sheds where equipment is stored and later retrieved. d. kill far more crop-eating insects every year than humans do by using chemicals. e. Are at the bottom of the food chain in agricultural settings and so provide important food for birds that control caterpillar populations.
Kurdistan is a nation without a state. Describe how the geography and spatial distribution of the Kurds in Asia challenges nationalism and speak to the persistence of persecution they encounter across geographic boundaries
What will be an ideal response?