The world's time zones were established based on the relationship among:
a. latitude, Earth's rotation, and time
b. longitude, Earth's rotation, and time
c. latitude, Earth's revolution, and time
d. longitude, Earth's revolution, and time
b
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A. areas of strong high pressure B. along a front C. areas of orographic uplift D. areas of surface convergence
How does weather radar estimate precipitation amounts and distances?
What will be an ideal response?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How did seafloor spreading revive Alfred Wegener's ideas about continental drift?
A) Sea floor spreading relied on new fossil evidence documenting the former joining of the continents. B) Sea floor spreading provided an explanation for the consumption of oceanic crust at plate boundaries. C) The topography of the ocean floor demonstrated that mountain ranges on either side of the Atlantic Ocean were formerly joined. D) Sea floor spreading prevented a viable mechanism for moving the continents.