Beneath a lenticular cloud downwind of a mountain, a large swirling eddy forms what type of cloud?
A) rotor
B) mountain wave
C) lee wave
D) nimbus
A
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What will be an ideal response?
Acid mine drainage:
a. is a problem in many of the coal-mining regions of the eastern U.S. b. often raises the pH of local streams. c. is primarily related to mining salt from the waters of the Great Lakes. d. is a procedure developed to reduce chemical pollutants in streams. e. is a procedure developed to raise stream temperature.
The nucleus or foundation of a continent is a
a. Permian province. d. craton. b. platform. e. greenstone belt. c. orogenic belt.