Most of the people living in the United States are under the influence of the wind belt known as the westerlies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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A. Increased temperature and pressure B. Weathering, transport, and lithification C. Melting and crystallization
________ is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that may cause lung cancer
A) Helium B) Secondhand smoke C) Carbon monoxide D) Radon E) Hydrogen sulfide
A nor'easter typically occurs when:
A) NE winds associated with a low-pressure system draw mP air into the northeastern United States. B) the NE tradewinds strengthen in the Pacific during a La Niña event. C) the polar jet stream weakens and allows mP air to invade New England. D) a cP air mass from the northeast moves into Texas.
The updrafts in thunderstorms are initiated by thermal instabilities at the surface. What process tends to increase the vertical instability that feeds the thunderstorm development?
A) Coriolis forces B) a jet stream aloft C) release of latent heat by condensation D) low pressure aloft