Which of the following pairs of clouds are the primary precipitation-producing ones?

A) stratus and nimbostratus
B) nimbostratus and cumulonimbus
C) stratocumulus and cumulonimbus
D) altostratus and nimbostratus


Answer: B

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A. observation - question - hypotheses - predictions - results of investigation - conclusions B. predictions - hypotheses - results of investigation - question - observation - conclusions C. hypotheses - question - observation - predictions - results of investigation - conclusions

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From continent to deep-ocean basin, what is the order of offshore environments?

a. continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise b. continental slope, continental shelf, continental rise c. continental slope, continental rise, continental shelf d. continental rise, continental slope, continental shelf e. continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope

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A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

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