Calculate the latitude of a mariner who has measured the noon Sun altitude as 60° above the southern horizon on August 13.
What will be an ideal response?
44°N (must be 30° away from subsolar point which is 14°N; sun is viewed above southern horizon)
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A renewable resource can be
A. used indefinitely. B. replenished by natural processes within hours to centuries. C. replenished by natural processes in millions of years. D. consumed completely if it is managed within its sustainable yield. E. found and used easily.
Carbon dioxide is ________.
A. the most potent (per molecule of gas) of the greenhouse gases B. the most abundant greenhouse gas C. more potent (per molecule of gas) than methane D. the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas produced in the United States E. the only greenhouse gas presently increasing in the atmosphere
When the cost of shipping raw materials is higher than the cost of of shipping the final product, where will the firm locate?
A) near a major city B) near the market C) near the raw materials D) in the suburbs E) in China
If you visited Mount Shasta City (elevation 900 m [3000 ft.]) and found the outside air temperature to be 27°C (81°F),
what would be the air temperature at the summit of Mount Shasta (elevation 4200 m [14,000 ft.]) at that moment—assuming that the temperature conditions with altitude change at an average, or normal, lapse rate? A) 0.2°C (32.0°F) B) 5.9°C (42.5°F) C) -6°C (20.5°F) D) 48.1°C (119.5°F) E) 7.2°C (44.7°F)