A snowball that rolls down a hill, gradually gaining more and more mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues, would be an example of a(n)
A. positive feedback system.
B. closed system.
C. negative feedback system.
D. open system.
Answer: A
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a. Chemical Weathering b. Expansion from Unloading c. Spheroidal Weathering d. Mechanical Weathering e. none of the above
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a. fast winds; low latitude b. fast winds; high latitude c. slow winds; low latitude d. slow winds; high latitude e. fast winds; intermediate altitude
Which of the following factors does not usually affect the crude death rates of a population?
A. Health care B. Age structure of the population C. Nutrition D. Sanitation E. All of these affect crude death rates