Highest natural temperature recorded for the Southern Hemisphere?
Using a physical geography text, an atlas, an encyclopedia, or the Internet, answer the following. Be sure to list temperature record, date, and place.
Highest natural temperature recorded in the Southern Hemisphere , January 2, 1960, Oodnadatta, Australia, 50.7°C (123°F).
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When a radioactive isotope decays by electron capture, the electron ________
A) combines with a neutron in the nucleus, raising the mass number of the daughter isotope by one B) combines with a proton in the nucleus; the atomic number of the daughter is one less than the parent C) makes the daughter isotope into an ion with a charge of positive one D) makes the parent isotope into an ion with a charge of negative one
The underground depth where rock and sediment are completely saturated with water is referred to as the ________
A) unconfined aquifer B) recharge zone C) discharge zone D) confined aquifer E) water table
Why has water quality degraded in the Edwards aquifer?
A) The aquifer is recharged by rivers flowing into karst limestones. B) The city of San Antonio lies in the recharge zone. C) Pollution has entered the aquifer via springs in the San Marcos area. D) The aquifer is confined in its southern part, and is easily contaminated in that area.
The atmospheric gases which best absorb infrared energy are: a. water vapor and carbon dioxide
b. nitrous oxide and water vapor. c. carbon dioxide and methane. d. nitrous oxide and oxygen.