When the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate, ________
A) surface air will rise, form clouds, and fall
B) surface air will not rise because this is the normal condition
C) surface air will rise and continue to rise
D) surface air will rise and fall
E) surface air cannot rise and will be trapped beneath colder air above
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) Egypt and China. B) Mesopotamia and Egypt. C) Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. D) the Indus Valley and the Yangste Valley. E) the Yangste Valley and Egypt.
An ethical response to growing concern about climate change might be found by applying
A) cost-benefit analysis. B) the Precautionary Principle as articulated in the 1992 Rio Conference. C) forgiveness to climate scientists who have deliberately falsified data. D) the principle of Economic Might Makes Right.
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a. True b. False