What would you call a tropical cyclone that strikes China or the
Philippines — a cyclone, a typhoon, or a hurricane? What will be an ideal response?
Typhoon.
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Given that climate correlates closely with vegetation, what letter approximates the type of vegetation you would see for an Am climate?
A. A B. B C. C
The short residence time of water in the atmosphere allows a water molecule to have a stronger ability to do which of the following, compared to a situation if the residence time in the atmosphere were larger?
A) acquire potential energy and convert it to kinetic energy B) participate in the hydrologic cycle C) erode the surface D) store and release latent heat E) All of these are correct.
All of the following are examples of quantitative data EXCEPT ________
A) the gender of the students in a class B) the exam scores for the students in a class C) the number of siblings that students have D) the amount of sleep normally gotten by the students in a class E) the cholesterol levels of the students in a class
When food is irradiated with gamma rays from a cobalt-60 source, does the food become radioactive? Why?
A) Yes. This is why irradiation with cobalt-60 is no longer approved by the FDA. B) Yes. However, the radioactivity resulting is well below the danger level established by the FDA. C) No. The gamma rays do not have sufficient energy to initiate the nuclear reaction in the atoms of the food. D) Yes and No. Although the gamma rays initiate the nuclear reaction the radioactivity does not show up until the food is ingested.