What is a problem with geothermal power?
A) The technology to exploit this resource has yet to be developed.
B) Power plants that harness this energy are incredibly dangerous.
C) Although it is cheap, it is incredibly polluting in the areas that produce it.
D) It is highly localized (most often producible near cracks in the earth's tectonic plate structure).
E) It causes acid rain.
D
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Which statement is true regarding the solar heating of Earth?
A) The heating of Earth is uniform across all latitudes. B) Ice absorbs almost all of the solar energy that reaches the poles. C) At the poles, more incoming solar radiation is absorbed than is reflected. D) At the equator, more incoming solar radiation is absorbed than is reflected.
Which of the following is generally most associated with longer days?
A. less insolation B. more heating-degree days C. fewer heating-degree days D. more insolation
Which of the following is NOT a concept of volunteered geographic activity?
A) Citizens as sensors B) Crisis mapping C) Reporting sightings of animals and plants D) Participation in NASA's astronaut program E) Reporting weather at your house
The Precipitation Radar, located onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) satellite, is able to measure rainfall intensity in previously inaccessible regions of the tropics and subtropics, and is capable of detecting rainfall rates down to about ____ per hour
a. 0.1 mm (0.004 in.) b. 0.3 mm (0.01 in.) c. 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) d. 0.7 mm (0.03 in.) e. 0.9 mm (0.04 in.)