Which event indicates that a hurricane will likely strike your area between 24 to 48 hours before the storm arrives?
A) a hurricane watch issued by the National Hurricane Center
B) a hurricane warning issued by the National Hurricane Center
C) easterly or northeasterly winds with speeds in excess of 30 knots
D) a rapid drop in temperature and heavy rains
A
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A. Japan B. Australia C. Sweden D. Greenland
The war in Afghanistan takes place in which of the following climate types?
a. tropical savanna b. tropical rainforest c. desert and steppe d. humid subtropical
One of the reasons that free oxygen in our atmosphere is important to the development and maintenance of life on Earth is because oxygen ________
A) combines with iron in volcanic rocks B) can form ozone and block some UV radiation C) is necessary for photosynthesis to occur D) reduces atmospheric temperature E) was very abundant in Earth's early atmosphere
_____ is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground.
a. dew b. fog c. smog d. mist e. haze