Several years ago, air quality monitors in California started showing high levels of black carbon, mercury, and particulates. Eventually, they figured out that a large amount of these pollutants were not being emitted in California. Where did they come from?
A. Asia
B. Mexico
C. Hawaii
D. Arizona
Answer: A
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The actual cost of gasoline that U.S. consumers purchase for their cars is
a. about $1 per gallon which makes it even more unfair that we are currently paying around $4 per gallon. b. about $4 per gallon, so the current prices at the pump are right on target. c. about $6 per gallon which is more in line with fair prices paid in European countries d. about $14 per gallon when one considers estimated harmful environmental and health costs. e. it was $2 per gallon until Hurricane Katrina and Deep Horizon oil spill caused increases in production costs and decreases in availability.
The intensity and location of the monsoon activity depend on the position of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Monsoons follow ITCZ ____ in the Northern Hemisphere's winter and ____ in its summer.?
A) ?east; west B) ?north; south C) ?south; north D) ?west; east
Regarding pressure, latitude, and water vs land
A. air at the poles is rise because of the warmer ice sheets compared to the ocean. B. air pressure high at the equator because the water warms more quickly than the land. C. air pressure is high over oceans at 30° because descending air warms less over the cool oceans. D. air at the mid-latitudes is forced to sink because of dense air aloft from the subtropics.
the energy emitted from the Sun is a product of ______.
a - geysers b - radioactive decay c - fusion d - fission e - none of the above