Why is the eye region of a hurricane largely free of precipitation and heavy clouds?
A) cooler temperatures B) pressure gradient is weaker
C) rising air motion D) sinking air motion
D
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If the world cooperated and stabilized the atmospheric levels of GHGs,
A) global temperatures would quickly level off within a year. B) sea levels would continue to rise for hundreds of years because of their long residence times. C) rain forests would quickly start to recover and regrow. D) weather would quickly become predictable.
Plants synthesize the sugar dextrose (C6H12O6 ) according to the following chemical reaction by absorbing radiant energy from the Sun (photosynthesis)
6 CO2 + 6 H2O ? C6H12O6 + 6 O2 Should energy be written on the left-hand side or right-hand side of this equation?
Given the way in which humans are altering the environment, destroying species, using resources, and generating wastes, our relationship with planet Earth is akin to that of a ________ relationship.
A. symbiotic B. parasitic C. mutualistic
When creating a map, it is impossible to ____
a. include the North or South Poles b. accurately maintain all a spherical planet's geometric properties c. keep lines of latitude parallel d. scale the map accurately e. represent topography