How is saltwater intrusion prevented on Long Island, New York? What will be an ideal response?
Treated wastewater is pumped into the ground through injection wells. This helps to balance
freshwater outflow and seawater inflow.
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Which of the following best matches the description?A phenomenon where greenhouse gases allow light energy to pass through the atmosphere but prevent heat from leaving, therefore warming the planet
A. Nitrous oxide. B. greenhouse gases. C. Kyoto Protocol. D. CFCs. E. Global warming. F. climate change. G. IPCC. H. Carbon dioxide. I. Methane. J. Greenhouse effect.
What is an ophiolite a result of?
a. Divergent plate boundaries b. Portions of continental crust squeezed and sheared onto the face of the continent c. Parts of oceanic crust obducted onto the edges of continents d. Continent to continent convergent boundaries
What were the desert valleys of the Great Basin like 17,000 years ago? What does the distribution of the ice-age lakes in the Great Basin reveal about the climate 20,000 years ago?
How do we reconstruct ancient climate in this region? Where was the southerly track of northern winter storms during this time period? What will be an ideal response?
If all climatic controls except latitude were held constant, which of these cities would be warmest?
A) Singapore at about 2° north latitude B) Wasilla, Alaska at about 61° north latitude C) Paris, France at about 49° north latitude D) Cape Town, South Africa at about 34° south latitude E) Punta Arenas, Chile at about 53° south latitude