Explain why heating an air mass causes it to rise
What will be an ideal response?
When an air mass is heated, its density becomes lower than that of its surroundings, and buoyancy causes lower-density air to rise.
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The Cambrian sedimentary deposits of the Grand Canyon represent a regressive sequence
a. True b. False
Depositional landforms are created where energy of the stream __________.
a.) decreases, then increases b.) has increased c.) has decreased d.) has not changed
Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that
A) the people you know socially are probably the same ones you see at work. B) the people are more alike than in rural settlements. C) people compete for limited space. D) there are many different kinds of people in cities. E) people play a specialized role in the urban economy.
Three patterns of environmental indicators are associated with differences in the level of development of a nation. What problems decline, what problems increase and then decline, and what problems increase with the level of development?
What will be an ideal response?