The main feature distinguishing a hurricane from an ordinary tropical storm is that ____

A) hurricanes are larger
B) tropical storms are more than 500 miles from the U.S. mainland
C) winds speeds are greater in a hurricane
D) hurricanes have a clearly defined eye on satellite photographs


C

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Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

A. Petroleum B. Natural gas C. Oil shale D. Coal E. Uranium

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Felsic and Mafic are terms that are commonly used to describe _____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which statement is more accurate?

A) Every parallel begins and ends at the poles. B) Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a curved line. C) Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end. D) Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination. E) Every parallel is the same length.

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