Different computing algorithms are available for deriving slopes from an elevation raster. Summarize in words (not equations) their major differences.

What will be an ideal response?


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A) The energy of the products is lower than that of the reactants. B) The energy of the transition state is higher than that of the reactants. C) both a and b D) neither a nor b

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The ozone layer, a part of the stratosphere, is important to organisms on Earth's surface because it absorbs large amounts of the sun's ultraviolet radiation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following ecosystems accounts for 35.6% of the world marine fishery?

A) Coastal and coral systems B) Nontropical shelves C) Open ocean D) Tropical shelves E) Upwellings

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The metal detectors that travelers walk through at airports operate via

A. Newton's laws. B. Coulomb's law. C. Faraday's law. D. Ohm's law.

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