What climate is suggested by just evaluating PRECIP and POTET? What climate did you determine using Figure 17.3?
What will be an ideal response?
Walgett is a hot desert, based upon just PRECIP, POTET, and temperature. Using Figure 17.3, Walgett is a hot steppe climate.
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a. low viscosity magma. b. pyroclastics. c. magma of low gas content. d. pahoehoe. e. aa.
A 500-N skydiver reaches terminal velocity at 90 km/h, with an air resistance of
A. 250 N. B. 410 N. C. 500 N. D. 90 N.
Individuals in Africa often share crop and livestock land with other families in their community. What happens to the land as a result of each family using an individual's approach to managing it?
A) It is preserved from family to family and generation to generation. B) It is managed sustainably for future farming. C) It is preserved as a result of the importance of cultural heritage. D) It is often overexploited. E) It is protected by laws.
Which of the following best describes what happened to the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago?
A. A large asteroid impact resulted in global climatic change and the death of the dinosaurs. B. More intelligent mammals began to evolve and competed for limited food resources, ultimately causing dinosaurs to go extinct C. A massive volcanic eruption resulted in global cooling, which killed the dinosaurs. D. The extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago remains a great mystery to scientists. E. A large solar flare quickly raised Earth's temperature to the point where dinosaurs couldn't survive.