Tropical cyclones, which are called hurricanes in the Atlantic, are called ________ in the western Pacific
A) tornadoes B) willy willy's C) typhoons D) cyclones
C
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Which sequence of events is required to form a limestone cave where you can walk around and observe cave formations, such as stalactites?
A) Limestone found below the water table, then lowering of the water table, then water dripping from the ceiling B) Lowering of the water table, then water dripping from the ceiling, then limestone found below the water table C) Water dripping from the ceiling, then lowering of the water table, then limestone found below the water table D) None of these are correct.
As in the mining of coltan in Congo, coal mining in Appalachia has produced issues of ________
A) black market activity for stolen and poached minerals B) environmental damage and social and economic justice C) industrial smog D) job losses and air pollution E) economic prosperity for local residents, but high prices for everyone else
The 2009 Copenhagen Conference ________
A) failed to provide any help to developing nations for mitigation and adaptation efforts B) produced a multinational treaty to limit carbon emissions C) failed to produce a treaty because the United States failed to support it and China refused international monitoring for promised steep cuts D) was unable to pass any resolution because 20 developed nations refused to accept the scientific premises of global climate change E) created an international fund to promote climate research
Coral reefs are made of ____
a. volcanic rock b. gravel-sized marine sediments c. seaweed d. limestone skeletons of tiny marine animals