Atmospheric stability can determine the types of clouds that form. In stable air, clouds tend to


Have lots of vertical development

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false

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What is the definition of eluviation?

A) Decayed organic material
B) Accumulation of fine clay particles in a soil column
C) Downward transportation of fine clay particles in a soil column
D) The collective term for the O, A, E, and B horizons

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Which of the following best matches the description?Material that is weathered to become the mineral part of the soil.

A. contour farming B. parent material C. soil texture D. horizon E. weathering F. loam G. mechanical weathering H. chemical weathering I. windbreak J. soil profile K. lithosphere L. friable M. asthenosphere N. leaching O. humus P. terrace Q. soil structure

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The mixing ratio is the most important of the moisture indices because:

A) it is the ratio of water vapor to a mass of dry air (as opposed to all air). B) it is the ratio of water content to capacity. C) it is the mass of water vapor relative to the mass of all other atmospheric gasses. D) it is the ratio of water vapor to the volume of air involved.

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