Rising segments of convection cells may be present beneath:
a. mid-oceanic ridges
b. continental mountain ranges
c. shields
d. oceanic trenches
a
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When elevated terrain such as a mountain range causes air to rise, this is called ________.
a. adiabatic cooling
b. orographic lifting
c. absolute instability
d. dew point
e. none of the above
In the southern hemisphere objects are deflected to the
A. right, but based on objects moving to the north or south only. B. left, irrespective of which way it is moving. C. left, but based on objects moving to the north or south only. D. right, irrespective of which way it is moving.
Warm air aloft is associated with constant pressure surfaces that are found at ____ altitudes than normal and ____ normal atmospheric pressure aloft
a. higher; higher than b. higher; lower than c. lower; higher than d. lower; lower than e. lower; the same as
What is NOT true about the sediment budget of coastal depositional landforms?
A. Depositional landforms are largely in flux. B. Waves both deposit and remove sediment. C. Storms temporarily alter the sediment balance. D. Areas of deposit are not the same as areas of removal. E. Sediment budget is only stabilized by plant cover.