Who is responsible for the first accurate measurement of the circumference of the Earth?

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If you exert 1 N for a distance of 1 m in 1 s, you will deliver a power of

A) 1 W. B) 2 W. C) 1/3 W. D) 3 W. E) none of the above

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Los Angeles, located in a Mediterranean climate zone, is kept ________ during the summer because of the presence of ________

A) dry; mountains along the western side of the city B) dry; the cold California current off the coast C) wet; mountains along the western side of the city D) wet; the warm California current off the coast

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The soil-forming process that occurs in humid tropical and subtropical climates due to high temperatures and abundant rainfall, and results in reddish soils, is called ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The boundary that separates the crust from the mantle is called the

A. asthenosphere B. Mohorovicic discontinuity C. lithosphere D. none of the preceding

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