Which of the following gives the direction of the vertical pressure gradient force?
A. downward
B. constantly changing between upward and downward
C. never changing
D. upward
Answer: D
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a) why continents have different regions b) why a landscape looks the way it does c) how life in the past was different than today d) how global climate has changed since the ice ages e) all of these
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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