____________________ act as lids on vertical air motion. When they exists near the ground, stratus clouds, fog, haze, and pollutants are all kept close to the surface
What will be an ideal response
ANSWER: Inversions?
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Factors that do not affect the appearance of a coast from the water side include
A) strength of waves and tides. B) size and intensity of storms. C) orientation of the coastline. D) slope of the seafloor. E) All of these affect the appearance.
In order for a hurricane to form, the layer of warm water must extend from the ocean surface to a
depth of at least 400 meters. a. true b. false
Why are so few volcanoes mapped in the middle of the oceans?
A) The middle of the oceans corresponds with the middle of tectonic plates, so there are only hot-spot volcanoes there. B) Geologists cannot pinpoint the locations of many recently active seafloor volcanoes. C) There are only convergent plate boundaries under the ocean, which are less likely to have volcanoes than transform or divergent boundaries. D) There are only divergent plate boundaries under the ocean, which are less likely to have volcanoes than transform or convergent boundaries.
Which statement is true about the lithosphere?
A) The lithosphere is thickest at the mid-ocean ridges because of the quantity of magma that flows up to the surface. B) The lithosphere gets thicker as distance from the ridge increases, because it cools and the boundary between the lithosphere and asthenosphere occurs at greater depth. C) The lithosphere maintains its thickness as distance from the ridge increases, because the boundary between the lithosphere and asthenosphere remains at a constant temperature and depth. D) The lithosphere gets thinner as distance from the ridge increases, because decompression melting occurs with decreased pressure.