The Coriolis force
A) can change the speed of a moving object.
B) can change the direction of a moving object.
C) is constant everywhere on Earth.
D) is more pronounced in the stratosphere than in the troposphere.
E) was first defined by Isaac Newton.
B
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A) the virus is transmitted by contaminated vegetables. B) the virus is transmitted from poultry and livestock to humans. C) the quarantine of infected areas brought farm labor shortages, food hoarding, and high prices. D) the parasites causing the disease are transmitted by mosquitoes commonly found in rural farming areas.
Comets are comparable to
A) mantle inclusions. B) Earth's core. C) igneous rocks. D) dirty snowballs.
President Reagan's plane came close to being brought down by a
A) microburst. B) dust devil. C) gravity wave. D) willy-willy. E) Boulder windstorm.
Soil water is found in the zone of _____
a. saturation b. aquiclude c. aeration d. artesian e. permeability