An air parcel rises over a mountain and cools adiabatically. Which lifting mechanism has acted on this parcel?
A) convergence B) frontal wedging C) orographic lifting D) convective lifting
C
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Which shape features a narrow extension called a corridor?
A) prorupted B) elongated C) fragmented D) compact
When air within a cloud begins to sink, it
A) cools at the dry adiabatic lapse rate B) warms at the dry adiabatic lapse rate C) cools at the saturated adiabatic lapse rate D) warms at the saturated adiabatic lapse rate
What are the three main parts (zones) of a river system?
What will be an ideal response?
A river slope or gradient adjusts to what three factors that it has no control over?
a. stream width, depth, and amount of water b. water turbulence, channel roughness, and grain size of sediment c. water velocity, water temperature, and stream depth d. water velocity, grain size of sediment, and amount of sediment e. channel shape, channel cross section, and channel roughness