By international agreement, what is the general term for all hurricane-type storms that originate over tropical waters?

A) typhoons
B) hurricanes
C) tropical storms
D) tropical cyclones


D

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A. to dissolve half of the atoms in the lattice. B. for half of the parent atoms to decay into daughter atoms. C. for the Sun to decrease its size by 50 percent. D. for the parent atoms to decay into atoms half their original size.

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Which of the following is the standard unit of ocean depth?

A) Mile B) Fathom C) Foot D) Meter E) League

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