In the Northern Hemisphere, south-facing mountain slopes normally have a smaller diurnal range in temperature than north-facing slopes
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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The relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy is
A) one must have potential energy before kinetic energy can be realized. B) kinetic energy is proportional to the potential energy. C) potential energy is the storage state of kinetic energy. D) in practice, all of a potential energy source is never fully transformed to usable kinetic energy. E) All of the above are true.
Why do desert streams rarely reach an ocean? What makes rivers such as the Nile, Colorado, and Rio Grande exceptions to the rule?
In a graded stream:
a. the discharge is constant at all times b. the sediment supply from the drainage basin is adjusted to the velocity in the stream channel c. the slope and channel characteristics are adjusted to carry the sediment supplied from the drainage basin d. none of the above
The grand recycling of the upper few hundred kilometers of Earth is called the tectonic cycle.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)