What is the approximate residence time of water vapor in the lower atmosphere?

a. 1 hour
b. 1 day
c. 10 days
d. 100 days
e. 1000 days


c

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a. The new paradigm b. The alternative paradigm c. The technological-social paradigm d. The ecological-social paradigm

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Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name of the carboxylic acid which contains three carbon atoms?

A) 1-propanoic acid B) propanoic acid C) 1-propionic acid D) propionic acid

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Which of the following approaches would earn points toward LEED certification?

A) building on a golf course B) building with mahogany imported from Brazil C) building a children's cancer hospital D) recycling all construction wastes E) building near a school

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Pangea greatly ________ the world's shorelines, and ________ the areas of climatically harsh interiors.

A. shortened; reduced B. shortened; increased C. lengthened; reduced D. lengthened; increased

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