How would an increase in rotational tilt angle change the locations of the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?
A. Both would move north of their present locations.
B. Both would move south of their present locations.
C. Both would move toward the equator.
D. Both would move toward the poles.
Answer: D
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A) 1.5 billion B) 6.9 million C) 1.5 million D) 7 billion E) 10 billion
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a. the wind shift and air temperature changes are much less marked with passage of a warm front than with the passage of a cold front. b. the precipitation along the warm front is more violent and usually shorter in duration. c. the warm front surface is steeper than that of the cold front. d. the warm front moves faster than the cold front.
Which of the following is false as regards the jet streams?
A) The polar jet stream and subtropical jet stream may appear over North America simultaneously. B) The polar jet stream can migrate as far south as Texas, steering colder air masses into North America. C) They weaken during each of the hemisphere's summer and strengthen during its winter. D) The pattern of ridges and troughs causes variations in jet stream speeds. E) They have no known effect on surface weather systems.
What occurs as a tsunami's circumference expands?
a. The wave height increases b. The energy dissipates c. The period increases d. The period decreases.