The main source of energy for a hurricane is the ____
A) upper-level jet stream
B) rising of warm air and sinking of cold air in the vicinity of weather fronts
C) warm ocean water and release of latent heat energy by condensation
D) ocean currents and tides
C
You might also like to view...
Land heats and cools more rapidly than oceans because of
A) land's great transparency encourages temperature changes. B) abundance of latent heat available to directly warm land. C) land's high specific heat encourages temperature changes. D) lack of mixing in soil or rock layers.
The ____________ is the accumulation of sediment that runs parallel to shore and marks the normal limit of sand
deposition by wave action. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Define "geospatial data."
What will be an ideal response?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of China's dam-building policy? Is it wise for the Chinese government to emphasize dam construction?
What will be an ideal response?