Which of the following is TRUE of the biosphere?
A) It is not connected to the overlapping inorganic spheres.
B) It is never referred to as the ecosphere.
C) It is static, never to rarely changing.
D) It extends from the floor of the oceans to 8 km (5 mi.) into the atmosphere.
D
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All bottom-dwelling marine organisms that live on the seafloor or within seafloor sediment are ____
a. anomalocaris b. benthos c. nektons d. chordates e. ammonoids
Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?
A) never stops moving downhill B) moves downhill only during times of high temperature C) moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation D) On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years. E) never stops moving uphill
Which of the following atmospheric conditions is most conducive to the formation of hurricanes?
A. warm air aloft B. weak upper-level winds C. dry surface air D. diverging surface winds at the surface
The concept of Climate Commitment reflects the fact that
A) more and more nations are adopting policies to reduce climate change. B) the most heavily polluting nations are not pulling their weight in climate change policies. C) the amount of GHGs in the atmosphere will guarantee future climate change even if emissions were halted today. D) nuclear, wind and solar energy development will accelerate global climate change.