Which of the following terms is a measure of the weight of the air above a location?
A) atmosphere
B) aerosol
C) pressure
D) temperature
E) meteorology
Answer: C) pressure
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Which of the following is a secondary cause of forest degradation rather than a basic cause?
a. crop and timber exports b. government policies c. population growth d. Fires e. Poverty
Secondary recovery techniques are ways to
A. Distill usable fuels from raw petroleum B. Force more oil out of a drying well C. Recover nonfuel materials from an oil well D. Extract new types of fuels from an empty well E. Recover the oil that spills when an oil well gushes
The Wilson Cycle describes
A. the cycle of splitting of a supercontinent, opening of an ocean basin, followed by closing of the basin and collision of continents B. the movement of asthenosphere C. the block-faulting that occurs at mountains D. the cycle of uplift and erosion of mountains
In the diagram, which layer has the most mixing of air?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV E. The most mixing of air is found in the border between II and III