The atmospheric layer that is influenced by friction is called the friction layer or the ____________________ layer
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: planetary boundary
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It is ironic that modern Europe struggles to remain globally competitive because the wave of _______________________ in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeen centuries established the economic and cultural networks of modern globalization.
a. mercantilism b. communism c. nationalism d. capitalism
Which of the following frontal systems often move with greatest forward velocity?
A) warm front B) cold front C) occluded front D) stationary front
A rancher overgrazes his land in an area underlain by heavy clay soils and regolith developed from weathering of claystone. After a series of heavy rains small creeks develop deep gullies along their length. A light steady rain develops and continues for several days. What should the rancher be concerned about on his overgrazed lands?
A) slumps along the creeks
B) increasing gully development because of the rain
C) rock avalanche
D) lahars filling cascading down his creeks, wiping out his cattle
In the open ocean, 1 wave in ________ will be three times as high as the height of the wave average
A) 23 B) 75 C) 1175 D) 50,000 E) 300,000