Classification of soils is termed soil ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
taxonomy
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Is it always possible to identify the parent rock when looking at a metamorphic rock? Why or why
not? What will be an ideal response?
Which term represents the situation when temperature in the troposphere increases, NOT decreases, with increasing altitude?
A. temperature inversion B. average lapse rate C. convection cell D. adiabatic processes E. environmental lapse rate
Contact metamorphic rocks are typically not foliated because
A) the parent rock does not contain the correct type of minerals to produce foliation. B) contact metamorphism occurs from heat and not from deformation due to stress. C) contact metamorphism does not produce minerals, such as the micas, which are needed for foliation to occur.
Why do most tornadoes in the central U.S. occur during the spring months?
A) Solar energy is a maximum. B) Air-mass contrasts are greatest. C) Surface air is most humid. D) Divergence of air aloft is greatest. E) Upper-air temperatures are warmest.