A great circle is
A) any parallel of latitude.
B) the longest distance between two places on the surface of Earth.
C) a circle of circumference whose center coincides with the center of Earth.
D) a correct magnetic compass direction on a flat map.
C
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A. decreased volume, pressure decreases. B. increased volume, pressure decreases. C. increased volume, pressure increases. D. decreased volume, pressure increases.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
This figure shows plate boundaries south of Alaska. Which location is on a transform boundary?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 2 and 3
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A) an air parcel rises B) temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air C) volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed D) latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel