This plot shows the highest flow event that occurred each year on the Yellowstone River between 1924 and the 1990s. What is the maximum size of flood that probably can occur here?
A) Up to 8,000 cubic meters per second
B) More than 8,000 cubic meters per second and less than 9,000 cubic meters per second
C) Anything less than 9,000 cubic meters per second
D) More than 9,000 cubic meters per second is possible
D) More than 9,000 cubic meters per second is possible
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) a southward displacement of mid-latitude cyclone tracks B) a northward displacement of mid-latitude cyclone tracks C) an extremely erratic movement of all mid-latitude cyclones D) no change in the tracks of mid-latitude cyclones
Historical records indicate wind power has been harnessed by people for about 7,000 years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Christianity diffused hierarchically through
A) the travels of missionaries. B) the conversion of Emperor Constantine. C) daily contact between believers and nonbelievers. D) diffusion through India to Indonesia. E) merchants traveling to China in the first century.