How does the residence time of aerosols in the atmosphere compare to that of greenhouse gases?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Aerosols stay in the atmosphere for a few weeks or months. Greenhouse gases remain for centuries.
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The direct input of solar energy produces which of the following forms of renewable (indirect) solar energy?
a. Wind b. falling and flowing water c. Biomass d. wind, falling and flowing water, and biomass e. only wind and falling and flowing water
Compute the average (“mean”) of the following numbers: 7, 10, 10, 13, 20: __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why are diamonds so much harder than graphite if they both only consist of carbon atoms? (2.6)
What will be an ideal response?
The destruction of a mangrove swamp might lead to
A) the erosion of the coast. B) the loss of aquatic species. C) sediment accumulation on nearby reefs, and their consequent death. D) loss of species and coastal erosion E) there is no evidence of the loss of mangrove swamps