Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising due to the burning of fossil fuels. How might this
increased level of carbon dioxide affect rates of weathering? What will be an ideal response?
Increased amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide will increase the amount of carbonic acid that forms
in the atmosphere and result in an increase of chemical weathering.
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A narrow, knife-edge ridge separating glacially eroded valleys or cirques is called a(n)
A) esker. B) arete. C) drumlin. D) horn.
Why is the eye region of a hurricane largely free of precipitation and heavy clouds?
A) cooler temperatures B) pressure gradient is weaker C) rising air motion D) sinking air motion
California residents have been required to reduce water usage by 25 percent; this is an example of
A) conservation. B) preservation. C) environmental determinism. D) possibilism. E) distance decay.
Sites of past rock falls or slides are sometimes obvious because they remain unvegetated.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)