Short-term climatic changes may be caused by ____

a. orbital eccentricity
b. axial tilt
c. precession of the equinoxes
d. volcanic activity
e. a combination of orbital eccentricity and axial tilt


d

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A) 4 B) 6 C) 23 D) 30 E) 47

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following gives the name for a wind that blows at a constant speed parallel to curved isobars or contour lines?

A. geostrophic wind B. cyclonic wind C. gradient wind D. convergent wind

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