Air that is not saturated will cool or heat at a rate of ________ as it rises or descends, respectively
A) 10°C per 1000 m (5.5°F per 1000 ft.)
B) 6.4°C per 1000 m (3.5°F per 1000 ft.)
C) 6°C per 1000 m (3.3°F per 1000 ft.)
A
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The oceans hold ________ carbon than the atmosphere.
A. 10,000 times more B. 50 times more C. 1000 times less D. 10,000 times less E. 5 times more
Which of the following is true about polar high-pressure areas?
A. They are responsible for the increased rate of sea ice melt. B. They produce the polar easterlies. C. They are stronger than all other pressure areas on Earth. D. They are cyclonic.
Physical oceanographers design and build oil platforms, ships, harbors, and other structures that enable us to use the
ocean wisely. a. True b. False
Monsoons are most dramatic on this continent:
A) North America. B) Europe. C) South America. D) Asia.