The transport of heat along Earth's surface by winds is an example of which type of energy transfer?

a. radiation
b. latent heat exchange
c. conduction
d. advection
e. convection


d

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Matter is best described as

a. anything that has mass and occupies space b. something that has the capacity to do work c. something that can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas d. something that can produce change e. is anything that has mass and occupies space and can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas

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How much energy, in kilojoules, is released or absorbed from the reaction of one mole of nitrogen, N2, with three moles of molecular hydrogen, H2, to form two moles of ammonia, NH3? H-N (bond energy: 389 kJ/mol) H-H (bond energy: 436 kJ/mol) N

N (bond energy: 946 kJ/mol) N N + H-H + H-H ? NH3 + NH3 A) +899 kJ/mol absorbed B) -993 kJ/mol released C) +80 kJ/mol absorbed D) -80 kj/mol released

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Which of the following is a storage reservoir for carbon?

A) rocks B) ocean water C) soil D) all of the above

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Continental glaciation

A. is found in mountainous regions B. is a glacier found in the subtropics of continents C. exists where a large part of a continent is covered by glacial ice D. None of these choices are correct.

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