The biosphere interacts with the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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Using the graph pictured below that shows the tons of cod catch in the North Atlantic from 1900 on, match the appropriate letter with the description given

1. What area on the graph represents a slight recovery in the collapsed fishery? 2. What area on the graph represents the point when fishermen began to use bottom trawlers to catch fish? 3. What point on the graph represents the year when 20,000 fishermen and fish processors lost their jobs? 4. What point on the graph represents the fish catch after the use of bottom trawlers was established? 5. At what point on the graph would it have been most beneficial to implement sustainable fishing practices to preserve the cod fishery?

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Suppose it is snowing outside and the air is saturated. The air temperature and dew point are both -9ºC, and the actual vapour pressure is 3 hPa. If this air is brought indoors and warmed to 24ºC, what would be the relative humidity of this air, assuming that its moisture content does not change? (The saturation vapour pressure at 24ºC is 30 hPa.)

A. 50% B. 5% C. 10% D. 30%

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Lithostratigraphic units are defined solely on the basis of fossil assemblages

a. True b. False

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

In the Richter Magnitude Scale, a M=8 earthquake yields __ times as much ground motion as a M=7 earthquake.

a. 2 b. 5 c. 10 d. 100

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences