The fundamental cause of weather is the
A) large heat capacity of water vapor.
B) differing amounts of solar radiation at different places on Earth's surface.
C) horizontal and vertical movements of air parcels.
D) gain and loss of heat from the world's oceans.
E) ability of carbon dioxide to absorb infrared radiation.
B
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Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: New Orleans is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes like Katrina BECAUSE nearly all of the city's metropolitan area is only five feet above sea level along Lake Pontchartrain
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
A dieback or population crash, often occurs after a species ________ its environmental carrying capacity.
A. Oscillates around B. Decreases C. Undershoots D. Overshoots E. Meets
Ocean acidification results in which of the following?
A) A decrease in ocean pH, resulting in less calcium carbonate available for plankton and corals to build shells and exoskeletons B) An increase in ocean pH, resulting in more calcium carbonate available for plankton and corals to build shells and exoskeletons C) A decrease in ocean pH, resulting in more calcium carbonate available for plankton and corals to build shells and exoskeletons D) An increase in ocean pH, resulting in less calcium carbonate available for plankton and corals to build shells and exoskeletons
Spheroidal weathering refers to:
a. tiny broken pieces of rock. b. rounded boulders left by weathering along joints. c. rounded holes or caves left in sandstone cliffs due to hydration. d. rounded rocks split into two halves by thermal expansion and contraction weathering. e. weathering by round salt crystals.