Which of the following is the standard unit of ocean depth?
A) Mile
B) Fathom
C) Foot
D) Meter
E) League
B
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a. homologous structures. b. analogous structures. c. vestigial structures
How does evaporation effect land-water heating differences?
A) Evaporation tends to increase temperatures over land. B) Evaporation tends to lower temperatures more over water bodies than over land. C) Evaporation tends to increase the temperature over water. D) Evaporation affects land more than ocean surfaces. E) Evaporation affects the temperature of land surfaces and water bodies the same amount.
In the Northern Hemisphere warm currents tend to flow from the ________. In the Southern Hemisphere cold currents tend to flow from the ________.
A. south; north B. north; south C. south; south D. north; north
Hurricane Katrina was classified as a Category 5 hurricane, but as it moved towards the Louisiana coast, its rainbands near the center of the storm converged towards the eye, the storm weakened, and it made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. This weakening was primarily due to the phenomenon called ____
A) trade-wind inversion B) rainband disintegration C) eye replacement D) eyewall replacement