What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane?
A) A hurricane is stronger than a typhoon.
B) A hurricane is a true tropical cyclone, but a typhoon is not.
C) They occur in different ocean basins.
D) They represent different phases in the development of a tropical storm.
C
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What kind of stream drainage pattern has developed here?
The question is based on Map T-6, the “Johnson City, Tennessee-Virginia-Kentucky- North Carolina” topographic map (scale 1:250,000; contour interval 100 feet). This map shows a portion of the Appalachian Mountains at the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia border 136°39'30"N, 83°01'05"W). Figure 41-4 is a satellite image of this same region (to view this image, scan the QR code for this exercise or go to the Hess Laboratory Manual website and Exercise 41). What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is water loss to atmosphere by plants and vegetation through a process similar to evaporation?
A) sublimation B) transpiration C) interception D) infiltration
Chesapeake Bay is a ________.
A. deep, well-mixed estuary B. deep, partially mixed estuary C. salt wedge estuary D. shallow, fjord-type estuary E. shallow, well-mixed estuary
Rocks derived from unconsolidated fragments that have accumulated together in a loose collection are termed _______________ rocks
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word