If you are in a boat in an estuary, when will tidal currents going out to sea be strongest?

a) When the full Moon rises
b) At high tide
c) At low tide
d) Halfway between high tide and low tide
e) Halfway between low tide and high tide


D

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A) rarely leads to clouds forming above the top of the hill or mountain. B) creates clouds that usually have the same height, regardless of time or place. C) provides equal amounts of precipitation on both sides of a mountain range. D) can create cumulus clouds.

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Photochemical smog developed with the advent of

A) coal burning stoves. B) the industrial revolution. C) smelting of ores. D) automobiles.

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The summer months (June through August in the Northern Hemisphere) are the period of greatest tornado frequency

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Both City A and City B are located at the same latitude and have the same amount of cloud cover. City A has a mean annual temperature of 27°C and a temperature range of 22°C. City B has a mean annual temperature of 26°C and a temperature range of 14°C. Which city likely is located in the interior of the continent?

A) City A B) City B C) Both City A and B are located in the interior. D) Neither City A nor B are located in the interior. E) Not enough information is given here to determine.

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