Friction alters the ________ of surface winds.
A. Viscosity
B. Heat content
C. Speed only
D. Density
E. Speed and direction
Answer: E. Speed and direction
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The polar front jet stream is embedded within the ____
a. easterlies b. westerlies c. trade winds d. monsoon winds
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Few abyssal plains are located in the Pacific Ocean BECAUSE the deep-ocean trenches found on the convergent active margins of the Pacific Ocean prevent sediment from moving past the
continental slope. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Scientists are now able to produce desirable traits in some organisms by adding, deleting, or changing segments of its DNA. This process is known as ____.
A. genetic modification B. genetic engineering C. genetic drift D. mutation E. speciation