True or False: Mantle convection occurs because upward-moving rock expands more by decompression than it contracts by cooling
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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A) normal B) reverse C) strike-slip D) all of the above
If an unsaturated air parcel with a temperature of 20oC rises, forms a precipitating cloud, then returns to its original altitude,
A) the parcel's final temperature will be different than 20 oC B) the parcel's final temperature will be exactly 20 oC C) the parcel will never return to the surface D) the parcel will continue rising until it reaches the tropopause
On a 500 millibar chart, ____ are drawn to represent horizontal changes in altitude which correspond to horizontal changes in pressure
a. contour lines b. isobars c. isotherms d. isotachs e. isofiles
Discuss and compare the forces that are responsible for creating surface and thermohaline circulation in the oceans. Include in your answer the ultimate source of energy that drives both circulation systems
What will be an ideal response?