Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth's water?





A) 1 Ocean

B) 2 Atmosphere

C) 3 Glaciers and ice sheet

D) 4 Groundwater

E) 5 Lakes


B) 2 Atmosphere

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You are out camping in a remote area. The next day, you plan to hike the mountain trail and return to camp before dusk. Your friends suggest that after hiking, you might want to enjoy a warm shower. They suggest that before you head out in the morning, you should suspend a strong, black cloth bag full of about 5 gallons of water, so that it sits in sunshine all day. When you return, the water should be warm, and you can enjoy a luxury because of good planning. It works and you are delighted and refreshed! The process that you used to get a warm shower illustrates

A) passive solar heating.
B) active solar heating.
C) solar space heating.
D) flat-plate collection

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Tropical cyclones are most common in the equatorial South Atlantic

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Most investment in the early years of the People's Republic of China went into

A. farming B. manufacturing C. transportation D. tourism

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In order to determine how far lightning is from your observation point

A) count the seconds from flash-to-bang and divide by ten. B) count the seconds from flash-to-bang and divide by five to get miles. C) listen to your AM radio and count the seconds from loud static to hearing the thunder and divide by ten. D) count the seconds from flash-to-bang and divide by 30.

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