Atmospheric pressure changes ____
A) more rapidly in the horizontal direction than in the vertical
B) more rapidly in the vertical direction than in the horizontal
C) at the same rate in the horizontal and vertical directions
D) more rapidly in the vertical direction over land than over the ocean
B
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a. Mollusca b. Arthropoda c. Chordata d. Annelida e. Nematoda
A(n) ____________________ is a rise in sea level caused by increased winds and reduced air pressure during a hurricane
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One important relationship between chemical and mechanical weathering is ________.
a. chemical weathering can produce smaller pieces of rock b. that can then be modified by mechanical weathering c. mechanical weathering can produce smaller pieces of rock that have more surface area for chemical weathering to work on.
The polar cell
A. has low pressure centered over land in the northern hemisphere. B. has high pressure centered over land in the southern hemisphere. C. has surface winds out of the west, easterly winds aloft. D. has low pressure centered over the poles resulting in stormy conditions.