________ is the process by which particulate air pollution reflects solar energy and cools the Earth's surface

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Global dimming

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The high temperature in the upper thermosphere

A) is more a measure of kinetic energy than sensible temperature. B) produces a tremendous amount of heat transfer. C) is produced by the absorption of UV radiation. D) is more a measure of sensible temperature than kinetic energy.

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Which of the following features can be formed by deposition along a low-gradient stream?

A. cutbank B. point bar C. oxbow lake D. None of these choices are correct.

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The MOST likely disaster in a nuclear power plant is that

A. Nuclear fusion would get out of control and cause explosions B. The plant would explode like a nuclear bomb C. Cooling systems could fail, causing rapid overheating D. Fuel rods could fail to maintain chain reactions E. All of these are equally likely

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Although we know that money can’t buy happiness, research in Britain and the United States suggests that:

a) unskilled and partly skilled workers at the bottom of the pay scale are happier than other workers. b) skilled manual workers from lower middle pay scale are happier than better-paid, non-manual, professional workers. c) middle-class workers are happier than their wealthy counterparts. d) the wealthy express the least level of happiness with their standard of living.

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