What is escape speed?

A) the speed for a body to maintain orbit
B) the fastest speed an object can fall toward Earth
C) close to the speed of light
D) the speed required to leave a gravitational field


D

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A) has not yet begun to develop. B) is beginning the process of cyclogenesis. C) is in the mature stage. D) is dissipating.

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A sizeable percentage of the population of the former British colonies of Trinidad and Tobago and of Guyana claim ancestry from which region?

A) South Asia B) West Africa C) China D) United States E) Australia

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A weather forecast for the immediate future that employs the trend method is called

a. nowcasting. b. extrapolation. c. first order forecasting. d. linear forecasting. e. persistence forecasting.

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Which of the following contains the most organic carbon on Earth?

A) Fossil Fuels B) Gas hydrates C) Living organisms D) Peat E) Soil

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