If you were a land planner, what questions could you answer by using the composite overlay of data layers in Figure 30.1?

What will be an ideal response?


You could identify flood zones, available open space, the location of wetlands to protect, optimal areas to develop

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The source of all types of wave motion is

A. a wave pattern. B. a region of variable high and low pressure. C. a harmonic object. D. something vibrating.

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The star nearest the Earth is

A. Polaris. B. the Sun. C. the Moon. D. Alpha Centauri.

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General Circulation Models (GCM)

A) use data collected exclusively from high-resolution satellites. B) use spectral models derived from energy released from the earth and clouds. C) can be run on powerful home computers, allowing citizen scientists to run models. D) use complicated two-dimensional grid systems that change temporally.

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As student doing a titration of HNO3 with sodium hydroxide wanted to use methyl orange as an indicator. Methyl orange changes color at pH = 3.7. Which of the following will be true of this experiment?

A) The concentration of HNO3 will be reported as too high. B) The concentration of HNO3 will be reported as too low. C) The concentration of HNO3 will be reported correctly. D) The experiment cannot be done at all.

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