Which particle size has the fastest settling velocity in still water?
a. clay
b. fine sand
c. coarse sand
d. silt
e. coarse silt
c
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A) convection. B) orographic uplift. C) frontal uplift. D) adiabatic cooling.
Which of the following are associated with the formation and intensification of surface mid-latitude cyclones?
A) upper-level convergence and lower-level convergence B) upper-level convergence and lower-level divergence C) upper-level divergence and lower-level convergence D) upper-level divergence and lower-level divergence
Match the soil order with the environment in which it will form
A) Tropics B) Wetlands/bog C) Humid/conifer forest D) Grasslands/prairie 1) Oxisol 2) Histosol 3) Spodosol 4) Mollisols
Of the following earthquakes, which had the highest death toll?
A) Sumatra, Indonesia (2004) B) Chimbote, Peru (1970) C) Haiti (2010) D) Szechuan, China (2008) E) Kanto, Japan (1923)