During the summer in humid climates, nighttime clouds tend to form over water during a:
a. land breeze.
b. chinook wind.
c. sea breeze.
d. Santa Ana wind.
a
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Most grasslands in North America have been heavily influenced by:
A. Agriculture and the grazing of domesticated animals. B. Oil and gas development. C. Development of shopping malls. D. Urban development.
Gross primary productivity (GPP) is the rate at which
A. producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. B. producers use chemical energy through aerobic respiration. C. producers manufacture chemical energy minus energy used through respiration. D. chemical energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. E. consumers use chemical energy through respiration.
Which of the following best defines a rain shadow?
A) The shadow on the moon that lets you know rain is coming. B) The dark streaks of rain failing from under a cloud when seen from a distance. Looks like a misty shadow. C) The lack of precipitation on the side of a mountainous area that faces away from prevailing winds D) The side of the mountain that gets a higher percentage of rain that faces toward the prevailing winds.
A crustal block which is downtown with a steep fault scrap on either side is a ________.
a - syncline b - fault block mountain c - graben d - horst e - rift valley