Variations in ________ are responsible for producing weather conditions like monsoons
A) topography
B) wind direction
C) population
D) land use
E) dew points
Answer is B) wind direction
Rationale: A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) kinetic energy B) potential energy C) radiant energy D) specific heat
Which of the following best describes a mass wasting event referred to as a flow?
A. mixture of rock and snow B. material moving down-slope along a surface C. material moving as a viscous fluid D. material tumbling through air or down a steep slope
Which of the following scenarios are free from bias?
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