In cities, during warm daylight hours, less evaporative cooling in cities allows surface temperatures to rise higher than in rural areas, which results in a(n)____________________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: urban heat island?
heat island
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A. hazardous chemicals B. carcinogens C. petrochemicals D. DDT E. persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that
A) actual food production has been much higher than Malthus predicted. B) Malthus's theory predicted much higher food production than has actually occurred. C) actual population growth has been much higher than Malthus predicted. D) Malthus's theory predicted much higher population growth than has actually occurred. E) population increased geometrically while food production increased arithmetically.
Is the outer edge of the atmosphere clearly defined? Explain
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The presence of stratified, or sorted, glacial sediment indicates that
A) it was deposited in terminal moraines by continental glaciers. B) it was deposited by glacial meltwater. C) it was deposited as till by a continental glacier. D) it was deposited by medial moraines.