On a given day in the winter in St. Louis, Missouri, it began snowing in the morning, the snow changed to rain by noon, later in the afternoon sleet was falling which turned to snow, and by evening rain was freezing on bridges and roadways as glaze

Briefly explain how such a sequence of precipitation might occur.


Because atmospheric conditions vary greatly from place to place as well as seasonally, several different forms of precipitation are possible. As wind and temperature difference deviate throughout the day, weather patterns change accordingly.

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Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Whether using a food crop as a source of biofuels is environmentally sustainable would depend upon all of the following, EXCEPT ________

A) the corporate profits that would be made B) the amount of fertilizers used and their impact on aquatic ecosystems C) the amount of pesticides used and their impact on biodiversity and groundwater D) the impact on food supplies and prices E) the amount of water and land necessary for the crops

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Which water phase change requires the most energy transfer?

A. gaseous - Ice B. ice - water C. water - gaseous

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The rate of ground water flow tends to decrease with depth because sedimentary rock pores tend to be closed by increasing amounts of cement and the weight of the overlying rock.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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