________ refers to the greater range between maximum and minimum temperatures that occurs in inland areas distant from large bodies of water
A) The maritime effect
B) Specific heat
C) Heat dome
D) Continentality
D
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1.the carbonation will bubble out of solution. 2.no bubbles will form. 3.the drink will cool down. 4.the drink will warm up.
Read carefully through the paragraph below, and decide which of the options is correct. The principle of isostasy explains variations in surface elevations in terms of the type and thickness of underlying crust
Low-density crust floats on denser, underlying mantle so that the temperature is everywhere the same at the base of any thick vertical column through the crust and upper mantle. A) The word " isostasy" should be replaced by "superposition." B) The word " elevations " should be replaced by "pressures." C) The word "temperature" should be replaced by " pressure ." D) The words " underlying crust " should be replaced by " underlying mantle."
Which of the following is true regarding Earth's axis?
A) The axis remains parallel to the plane of the ecliptic. B) The amount of axial tilt fluctuates during the year and forms the basis for seasonal changes. C) All locations on earth receive sunlight at a 90° angle at least once a year due to the tilt. D) The axis is tilted 23.5° from a perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic. E) Axial tilt is unrelated to the phenomenon of seasonal change.
With respect to modeling Earth's climate system, which of the following best describes global circulation models (GCMs)?
A. accurately simulate the past climate and are used to project the future climate B. can accurately simulate future temperature increases, but not precipitation C. are only models, hence cannot accurately simulate something as complicated as climate D. simulations of the past climate are too uncertain, thus future projections are fairly meaningless E. have too many unknown variables to be used with any degree of certainty