A major contributing factor to the lack of precipitation for the Namib and Atacama deserts are
A) a rain shadow.
B) distance to the sun.
C) cold ocean currents.
D) the distance to ocean.
C) cold ocean currents.
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What will be an ideal response?
Before the 1960s, how did geologists view the ocean basins and continents of the Earth?
a. Scientists believed that continents and ocean basins changed shape and location over time through the repeated erosion and deposition of sediments. b. Scientists believed that all ocean basins and landmasses were permanently fixed in their positions. c. Scientists believed that the formation of mountain chains and new ocean basins caused the movement of continents and oceanic sea floor. d. Scientists believed that continents moved over time as a result of convection in the mantle. e. Scientists believed that continents moved over time by plowing through oceanic crust.
Hydrogen bonds in water form between the
A. hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of another water molecule. B. oxygen atom of one water molecule and the sodium atom of a salt molecule. C. oxygen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of another water molecule. D. hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the hydrogen atom of another water molecule.
The climate of Iceland, located at 65° N, is dictated mostly by its latitudinal position just below the Arctic Circle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false