The Los Angeles smog problem is made much worse by ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: nearby mountains and the warm sunshine, which cause inversion layers
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World coal reserves are substantially smaller than petroleum reserves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Describe the general relationship between the ELR and atmospheric stability. For which ELR values will the atmosphere always be stable? Unstable?
On the graphs provided in Figure 13.2, plot the following data, using colored pencils to distinguish the different rates. Begin with a surface temperature of 25°C noted on all three graphs labeled a, b, and c. Please use these colors: ELR = green pencil; DAR = red pencil; MAR = blue pencil. a) Plot an environmental lapse rate of 11 C° per 1000 m, DAR of 10 C° per 1000 m, MAR of 6 C° per 1000 m. This graph is completed for you. b) Plot an environmental lapse rate of 4.5 C° per 1000 m, DAR of 10 C° per 1000 m, MAR of 6 C° per 1000 m. c) Plot an environmental lapse rate of 8 C° per 1000 m, DAR of 10 C° per 1000 m, MAR of 6 C° per 1000 m.
Tephra is the same as ____
a. lava b. pyroclastic material c. mudflows d. aa
Your text refers to the dependence on solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling as three major ____.
A. resource guidelines B. ecological footprints C. environmental tenets D. scientific principles of sustainability E. preservationist goals