During cloud droplet formation, condensation causes the release of what kind of heat into the environment?
latent
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A. ?trying to manipulate certain natural conditions to help counter the human-enhanced greenhouse effect B. as an alternative to carbon taxes, this policy allows polluters to trade permits for emissions C. ?a way for more-developed countries to help less-developed countries bypass older, energy-wasting and polluting technologies D. ?1997 international agreement aimed at slowing atmospheric warming and projected climate change E. ?the amount of CO2 generated by an individual, an organization, a country, or any other entity over a given period
The greenish blue of water is evidence of the
A) reflection of greenish-blue light. B) reflection of red light. C) absorption of greenish-blue light. D) absorption of red light. E) interaction between green and blue frequencies of light.
Which of the following locations has a coastline famous for its erosional features such as wave-cut platforms?
A) Northern California B) Florida C) North Carolina D) Louisiana
Which of the following is not an accurate statement about the melting process in the earth's interior?
A) Melting of rocks is incomplete with partial melts extracted as magma and solid residues left behind.
B) Upwelling flow in the earth's interior brings higher temperature rocks toward the surface and contributes to decompression melting.
C) The earth's lower mantle is entirely molten and heat from this zone produces partial melting in the upper mantle, which produces the diverse volcanic rocks we see at the earth's surface.
D) Water dramatically lowers the melting temperature of silicate rocks, and addition of water commonly contributes to production of magma.