When the lithosphere and biosphere interact,
A) plants remove nutrients from the soil but return few if any nutrients to the soil.
B) plants return nutrients to the soil but remove few if any nutrients from the soil.
C) plants remove nutrients from the soil and return nutrients to the soil.
D) plants acquire their nutrients directly from the air so that they do not disturb the nutrient structure in the soil.
C) plants remove nutrients from the soil and return nutrients to the soil.
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Upslope fog hugging the mountain surface occurs when
A) air cools because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. B) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. C) air cools because of increasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air cools to the dew point. D) air warms because of decreasing atmospheric pressure; eventually air warms to the dew point.
"All glacial ice must melt slightly before it can become denser." Evaluate this statement
A) This statement is true; especially in Alaska where summers are warm. B) This statement is true. Glacial ice formed by melting and pressure becomes denser than water. C) This statement is false. Snow can go through metamorphosis to ice over time without melting. D) This statement is false. Glacial snow and ice may melt and reform, but they do not get denser.
Specific humidity is the mass of water vapor (g) per mass of air (kg)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The planets stay in orbit around the Sun because of a balance between ________ and ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word