List and describe the four cloud forms originally developed by Englishman Luke Howard in the nineteenth century

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: (i) cirrus-thin, wispy clouds
(ii) stratus-layered clouds
(iii) cumulus-clouds with vertical development
(iv) nimbus-clouds that produce rain

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a. true b. false

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A) late fall B) winter C) spring D) fall E) summer

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Consider the concept of trophic levels, and explain why it may be necessary for humans to eat less meat. How much energy is lost from one level to the next? Use numbers to support your argument.

What will be an ideal response?

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