What is significantly responsible for the formation of horizontally expansive underground limestone caverns?
A. persisting snow cover
B. extensive bedding planes
C. low-lying basin landscapes
D. nearby geothermal features
E. dense vegetative cover
B
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A)Short wavelength radiation from the sun is reflected back into space. B)Most of Earth's radiant energy escapes into space. C)Industrialization plays an exclusive role in the process. D)Gases trap heat reflected back from Earth's surface. E)Transpiration significantly increases levels of greenhouse gases.
What is the rain-shadow effect?
A) the area of high rainfall found on the windward (windy) side of a mountain range B) the area of low rainfall found on the windward (windy) side of a mountain range C) the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range D) the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range E) the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall
In tropical regions where temperatures are high and rainfall abundant, highly leached soils called ________ (oxisols) form.
A. laterite soil B. paleosol C. transported soil D. pelagic soil E. lateral soil
Which is NOT a proposed geoengineering solution to mitigate climate change?
a. increasing the storage of carbon in land b. increasing the storage of carbon in oceans c. increasing the storage of carbon in the lower atmosphere d. planting additional trees e. injecting aerosols into the atmosphere