Thick deposits of loess form longitudinal desert dunes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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Which genus of dinoflagellate is known for producing a particularly harmful algal bloom called a red tide?

a. Prochlorococcus b. Emiliania c. Thalassiosira d. Ditylum e. Karenia

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According to the Koeppen system, an A climate is one in which

A) potential evaporation exceeds precipitation. B) the average temperature for all months is greater than 18 degrees C. C) the coldest month of the year has an average temperature higher than -3 degrees C, but below 18 degrees C. D) all months have mean temperatures below 10 degrees C.

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An empirical classification is based on, among other factors,

A) the interaction of air masses. B) the origin or genesis of the climate. C) the mean annual temperature and precipitation of an area. D) causative factors.

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The wind chill index

A) fails to account for a human body's sensible heat loss and the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body B) accounts for a human body's sensible heat loss and also the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body C) accounts for a human body's sensible heat loss but not the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body. D) is always less than the temperature, even when there is no wind.

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