Cold-loving organisms are referred to as ________.
A. poikilophiles
B. homeophiles
C. thermophiles
D. psychrophiles
E. endophiles
Answer: D
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Which of the following is the most likely wind to blow upstream along a mountain stream?
A. Santa Ana B. valley breeze C. chinook D. mountain breeze
Locate the high pressure cell centered over Idaho near Pocatello (shown in Figure 19-3 at about 45° N, 110° W). Based on the upper elevation wind patterns, in which direction would you expect this pressure cell to travel over the next few hours? Look carefully at the parallels and meridians, and be as specific as possible.
Figure 19-4: 500-Millibar Height Contours map for November 9, 2011.
What will be an ideal response?
In Glacial topography, a Cirque is:
a. A tributary valley whose floor is at a higher level than that of the main valley b. A bowl-shaped depression that forms at the upper end of glacial troughs c. A thin ridge formed by the headward erosion of two cirques (on opposite sides of a ridge) d. A steep-walled pyramidal peak
The degree of turbulence in stream flow is determined by the velocity and the ________
A) solar incidence B) stream channel roughness C) bedrock chemistry D) tidal bore E) water density