Because they absorb and emit longwave radiation, carbon dioxide and methane are "____________________" gases

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


greenhouse

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A. One involves dipole attraction between neutral molecules, while the other involves dipole interactions with ions. B. One involves ionic molecules interacting with other ionic molecules, while the other deals with polar molecules. C. One involves hydrogen bonding, while the other does not. D. One involves salts and water, while the other doesn't involve water. E. none of the above

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The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was proposed by ________ in the early twentieth century

A) Darwin B) Köppen C) Wegener D) Wallace E) Saganss

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Inversions are detrimental to developing storm systems because:

A) they encourage instability. B) they cap convective development C) they increase entrainment. D) they seriously alter the horizontal moisture profile of the atmosphere.

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People making a Hajj (pilgrimage) to Makkah (Mecca) and Medinah (Medina) must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

A) Egypt B) Iraq C) Saudi Arabia D) Israel E) Jordan

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