A satellite imaging system that beams electromagnetic energy at the surface and then records the energy that is reflected is classified as a(n) ________ system

A) global positioning
B) photographic
C) active
D) holographic
E) passive


C

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Which of the following occurs during the ice crystal process of rain formation?

A. The temperature in the cloud must be -40°C or below. B. Only ice crystals need be present in a cloud. C. The cloud must be cumuliform. D. Ice crystals grow larger at the expense of the surrounding liquid cloud droplets.

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A grass root organization is attempting to preserve a stretch of forest that is being considered for purchase by a manufacturing plant. The organization's main strategy is to inform the nearby housing developments of the effect on their home values if

the manufacturing plant goes versus the preserved forest. This approach is using ________. A) scare tactic valuation B) market valuation C) contingent valuation D) travel-cost valuation E) hedonic valuation

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In 2013, the world's annual average GNI per capita Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) was:

A) $950 B) $5,950 C) $10,700 D) $54,040 E) $102,610

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Where is most of Earth’s freshwater found in the hydrosphere?

A. groundwater B. oceans C. lakes D. glaciers E. rivers

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