All of the following explain the difference between land and water temperature patterns EXCEPT:
A) land has a higher specific heat than water.
B) convective mixing helps distribute heat energy throughout a water body.
C) radiation does not penetrate as deeply in land as it does in water.
D) evaporative cooling is more common over water than over land.
A
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is not considered paleoclimatological proxy data?
A) Cave deposits B) Fossil pollen C) Reversed magnetic polarity D) Sea floor sediments E) Tree-growth rings
The "channeled scablands" of the state of Washington were caused by ________.
A. the failure of an ice dam during glacial melting B. a large rainstorm C. the avulsion of a major river channel D. winds from an ancient volcanic explosion at Mt. St. Helens E. the gentle, slow melting of glaciers
The chemical constituents of sea salt that are not utilized or altered by biological processes are called nonconservative.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The sulfide mineral group includes many valuable ores.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)