Every winter morning when the sun is shining bright, a man living in Montana pulls back the drapes on a large, south-facing window. In this way, he helps heat his home using ________

A) radioactive solar heating
B) active solar heating
C) passive solar heating
D) conductive solar heating
E) photovoltaic heating


C

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. lithosphere b. crust c. mantle d. core

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A) measures the sound waves emitted by thunderstorms. B) is used more extensively in Canada than in the United States. C) uses ultraviolet light. D) measures shifts in wavelengths of reflected electromagnetic radiation.

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