Desert sand becomes very hot in the day and very cold at night. This relates to sand's
A. low specific heat capacity.
B. high specific heat capacity.
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
If you live in the United States, you can find out what toxic chemicals are being stored and released in your neighborhood by ____.
A. going to the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory website B. visiting the U.S. Library of Congress C. calling your local Superfund council D. obtaining a copy of the National Priorities List E. asking local manufactures to comply with the Toxic Substances Control Act
In European cities, much of the housing for low-income minorities and immigrants is in
A) high-rise buildings in the suburbs. B) high-rise buildings in the inner city. C) single condominiums in the suburbs.. D) single condominiums in the inner city. E) low-rise buildings in the countryside.
A population's growth rate is determined by ________
A) birth and immigration rates B) birth, death, immigration, and emigration rates C) birth rate and ecological resilience D) birth rate
A(n) ________ is a contact in which an erosional surface on a pluton or metamorphic rock has been covered by sedimentary (or volcanic) rock.
A. boundary layer B. angular unconformity C. basal conglomerate D. nonconformity E. disconformity