The interception of passing air masses by a mountain barrier is termed orographic uplift, and it produces moist windward slopes and drier leeward slopes.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Ans: True
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A) preservation B) conservation C) deforestation D) modernization E) economic development
New York City is on 75 degrees west longitude. Los Angeles, on the other hand, is on 120 degrees west longitude. If the time is 5 PM in Los Angeles, what would the time be in New York City?
A) 2 PM B) 3 PM C) 8 PM D) 7 PM E) 2 AM
Why should a student on a field trip in Yosemite National Park assume that a piece of rock, that when under a microscope shows tiny crystals, is basalt?
A) Basalt forms in lava flows. B) Basalt forms underground. C) Basalt is green. D) Basalt is always hot.
You a generally safe inside an automobile during a lighting storm because:a
the car's radio antenna will act as a lightning rod b. the rubber tires insulate you from the ground c. metal cars do not become electrically charged d. the metal car body will carry the lightning current around the passengers inside