Suppose that the winds aloft are geostrophic and blowing from the north. With the same orientation of isobars at the surface, the winds would blow from the ____
A) southwest
B) northwest
C) northeast
D) southeast
B
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A. High or medium net energy yield with low environmental impacts B. Low or negative net energy yield with low environmental impacts C. High or medium net energy yield with high environmental impacts D. Low or negative net energy yield with high environmental impacts
Principal atmospheric lifting mechanism(s):
What caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species?
A) climatic change in the region B) the elimination of its food supply by humans C) the thinning of their eggshells and the subsequent death of their young as a result of heavy DDT use on the island in the 1970s D) radiation poisoning caused by nuclear tests of the United States and France E) the accidental introduction of the non-native brown tree snake
Plastics are ________
A) moldable, petroleum-based hydrocarbons B) naturally occurring macromolecules C) assembled by enzymes in cells D) synthetic proteins E) unstable and break down easily