According to the three-cell general circulation model, surface winds are ____________ directly north of the equator and _______________ directly south of the equator.
a. northwesterly; southeasterly
b. northeasterly; southeasterly
c. northwesterly; southwesterly
d. northeasterly; southwesterly
b. northeasterly; southeasterly
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Many ore deposits result from contact metamorphism during which hot, ion-rich fluids ____
A)migrate from surrounding rock into igneous intrusions B)migrate from igneous intrusions into the surrounding rock C)melt the surrounding rock which precipitates the ore D)reach Earth's surface forming ore deposits as they move E)become electrically neutral and react chemically with the surrounding rock
What is a floodplain and how is it formed?
Latent heat transfer and convection are examples of nonradiative energy transfer from the Earth's surface
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Rising sea level since the Pleistocene has played a major role in the formation of ____
a. barrier islands b. barrier beaches c. longshore bars d. lagoons