Part of the reason that precipitation is more acidic in the northeastern United States is:
A) many factories are using shorter chimney stacks.
B) water vapor contributed by the Great Lakes is naturally more acidic.
C) local pollution is compounded by pollution drifting in from upwind population centers.
D) the local vegetation influences the acidity of rainwater forming in the region.
C
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Which of the following apply to Greenland and Antarctica?
a. alpine glacier b. ice field c. ice cap d. piedmont e. continental ice sheet
Average temperatures in Great Britain would be much colder if it were not for the:
a. East Greenland Current. b. Canary Current. c. North Atlantic Drift. d. Labrador Current.
The slowing of the wind due to the random motion of air molecules is called
a. ?eddy viscosity. b. ?mechanical turbulence. c. ?molecular viscosity. d. ?convective turbulence. e. ?kinetic viscosity.
Which of the following terms describes organisms living on or in the ocean bottom?
A) Benthos B) Fungi C) Nekton D) Plankton E) Plantae