The sun heats Earth unevenly due to ___________
a) wind belts
b) pressure of air changing from low to high
c) the Coriolis effect by the poles
d) the tilt of Earth's rotational axis
e) all of the above
D
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High and low tides are caused by
A) the tendency for water on a spinning globe to be thrown outward. B) daily heating and cooling of the seas, which causes seawater to contract and expand. C) a rise in sea level during the day because of an increase in storms. D) water being pulled by the gravity of the Moon. E) All of these are correct.
Under feudalism,
A. slaves provided labor B. people agreed to work for a lord in return for protection C. entrepreneurs hired workers D. the government ran the economy
Sound can travel for much greater distances through water than light waves can before being absorbed because ____
A) ?Sound waves continue to travel until something physically stops it. B) ?Sound waves pick up speed the longer it travels. C) ?Sound waves get absorbed and then retransmitted through the ocean every 50 feet allowing it to bounce faster than light waves. D) ?Sound waves travel through water more efficiently than light waves.
Continents have no significant influence on global precipitation patterns
Indicate whether the statement is true or false