The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because
A) the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land, and so it can be radiated away faster.
B) the amount of energy stored in the water column is less than that stored in land.
C) heat is transferred to deeper depths on land via conduction.
D) There is more ocean than land, so more ocean is being heated than land.
A
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Which of the following approaches is the most effective to protect fruit trees from frost?
A. Mix cold air at the surface with the colder air above. B. Spray the trees with a fine mist of water. C. Keep the air as still as possible. D. Warm the fruit trees with heated air.
Continental glaciers:
a. flow plastically. b. deposit cirques. c. move from thinner to thicker ice. d. move from warmer to cooler regions. e. do not flow.
A simple carbohydrate that plants and animals use to obtain energy is ____________________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
An increase in core body temperature due to inadequate thermolysis is called:
A) heatstroke. B) heat illness. C) heat cramps. D) heat exhaustion.