If you were designing a rock that would be easily weathered, which of the following characteristics would it have?
A. a soluble chemical composition
B. closely spaced fractures
C. a rock composed of abundant pieces
D. a limestone in a wet climate
E. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: E
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A) soil-water use. B) soil-water recharge. C) height of the saturated zone. D) deficit.
Hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean tend to originate as
A) minor perturbations of the jet stream B) thunderstorms in West Africa C) major pressure lows over the equatorial ocean D) typhoons off the Iberian Peninsula
On a cold, windy day, the air feels ________ because the wind ________
A) warmer; mitigates against the cold temperatures B) colder; increases the heat loss from cooling of the air C) warmer; disperses clouds, allowing more sunlight to reach the ground D) colder; increases evaporative heat loss from our skin E) warmer; winds, in general, have a warming effect
Which is the thunderstorm cloud?
a. nimbostratus b. cumulonimbus c. cirrostratus d. altocumulus