Surface air is warmer and drier as a result of compressional heating in a downslope wind
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A. It is a nucleon. B. It has a positive charge equivalent but opposite of an electron. C. It is much more massive than an electron. D. It orbits around the nucleus of an atom. E. It is attracted to negatively charged electrical plates.
What factor(s) determine Earth's average global temperature?
A) solar radiation and greenhouse gas concentration B) solar radiation C) greenhouse gas composition D) latitude
All of the following can result from a strong El Niño event EXCEPT:
A) the suppression of the Southern Oscillation. B) weakening or reversing of the Pacific tradewinds. C) depletion of fish populations as upwelling is suppressed along the western coast of South America. D) abnormally high air pressure over Indonesia.
Which of the following has a typical subarctic,very cold winter climate?
A) Churchill, Manitoba B) Dalian, China C) Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Russia D) Duluth, Minnesota