This is the cause of most thunderstorms:
A) convergent lifting.
B) frontal lifting.
C) orographic lifting.
D) localized convective lifting.
Answer: D) localized convective lifting.
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What is the economic process of withdrawing investments from low profit sectors and reinvesting in new activities?
A) deindustrialization B) staples economy C) creative destruction D) mass-market manufacturing E) none of the above
Since the industrial revolution, greenhouse gas emissions from human activity consist mostly of
a. carbon dioxide. b. methane. c. nitrous oxide. d. hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFC-23.
In general, the healthiest soil texture for plants is one in which
A) sand dominates, clays are next highest in concentration, and silt has the smallest concentration. B) clay dominates, sands are next highest in concentration, and silt has the smallest concentration. C) sand dominates, silts are next highest in concentration, and clay has the smallest concentration. D) there is a relatively even percentage of sand, silt, and clay.