Of the three mechanisms of heat transfer, which is the only one that does not operate in the interior of Earth?
A) Convection
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
Answer: B
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Which of the following forms of air pollution is most directly linked to increased incidence of asthma and bronchitis?
a. Ozone b. VOCs c. Radon d. SPMs e. sulfur dioxide
Time delays can allow an environmental problem to build slowly until it reaches a(n) ____, which causes an often irreversible shift in the behavior of a natural system.
A. sustainable yield. B. ecological tipping point. C. exponential growth D. ecological footprint. E. environmental worldview.
The first life on Earth developed during the Cambrian period
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Doppler radar helps the meteorologist to
A) hear storm noises much more clearly. B) infer the movement of air within a storm. C) see through hills and mountains. D) interrogate much larger sectors of the atmosphere than was possible with conventional radar.