What factors contribute to this value for Reno?



What will be an ideal response?


Continentality, rainshadow reducing available moisture for latent heat.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding high or low pressure for a parcel of air at the surface?

A) Higher temperature, higher density, warmer air rises, lower pressure at surface B) Higher temperature, lower density, warmer air rises, higher pressure at surface C) Lower temperature, higher density, cold air rises, higher pressure at surface D) Lower temperature, higher density, cold air sinks, higher pressure at surface

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Which numbered site is likely to have exposure of crystalline rocks?

A. 1, the continental shield B. 2, the continental platform C. 3, a basin in the continent D. 4, a continental shelf E. 5, a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent

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The westerlies have their origin in the ____

a. polar highs b. subtropical highs c. equatorial lows d. subpolar lows

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Life of a single tree begins with a(n) ________

A) seed B) angiosperm C) conifer D) cone E) flower

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