The El Niño begins to weaken and eventually terminates when
A) the leading edge of the cold Kelvin wave finally reaches the eastern coast of South America.
B) cold water spreads out away from the equator, bringing warm upwelling waters from depth.
C) cold water converges on the equator, bringing cold upwelling waters from depth.
D) warm water spreads out away from the equator, bringing cold upwelling waters from depth.
D) warm water spreads out away from the equator, bringing cold upwelling waters from depth.
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A. emitters B. producers C. manufacturers D. smugglers E. users
Which Köppen climate type (or types) is most closely associated with the tropical rainforest biome?
Using the global map of biome distribution (Map T-30 in the back of the Lab Manual), the map of climate distribution (Map T-29), the maps of global temperature (Maps T-28a and T-28b), the map of global precipitation (on the inside front cover of the Lab Manual), as well as information about Köppen climate types from Exercise 23, answer the question. What will be an ideal response?
________ use mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays on a series of pipes, which heats fluid inside the pipes to boiling, producing steam. The steam is then used to spin a turbine and generate electricity
A) Passive solar technologies B) Solar photovoltaic farms C) Biofuels D) Concentrating solar power systems E) Photovoltaic cells
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a. True b. False