Rain shadows form on the ____________________ side of mountains
Fill in the blank with correct word
ANSWER: leeward?
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From 1982 through 2010, average annual sea-surface temperature (SST)
A) increased until 1993, then slightly decreased. B) followed an opposite trend of air temperature and decreased. C) remained fairly constant. D) steadily increased.
An almost continuous stretch of desert beginning in northern Africa and ending in the Asian nations of Pakistan and India includes the Sahara, the ____________________ Desert, and the Thar Desert
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Why is calcite not common in the igneous rock exposed at Yosemite National park?
A) Calcite isn't found anywhere in California. B) Calcite is too strong to melt in magma, later becoming igneous rocks. C) Magma is formed beneath the earth's surface which primarily contains heavier minerals like silicates, not calcite. D) Calcite can only be in sedimentary rocks.
The Great Lakes possess ____% of all the surface fresh water in the United States.
A. 35 B. 45 C. 55 D. 75 E. 95