Prior to the development of steam-powered ships, mariners relied on persistent winds, called ________, for long distance voyages
A) Westerly Winds
B) Mau Loa Winds
C) Trade Winds
D) El Niño Winds
A
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What will be an ideal response?
The side of the fault above the inclined fault surface is the ________.
A. plunging wall B. footwall C. sheet wall D. hanging wall E. isoclinal wall
Which scientist helped develop the polar front theory of a developing wave cyclone?
a. V. Bjerknes b. C.G. Rossby c. W. Whitmore d. B. Franklin e. T. Burger
What is necessary for a mass of ice to be considered a glacier?
A. located in a polar region B. ice that moves or flows C. located in a sloping area D. ice that is hard compacted E. located only in inland areas