What factors determine whether precipitation will become running water or infiltrate?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Factors include the intensity and duration of rainfall, the amount of water already in the soil, the nature of the surface material, the slope of the land, and the extent and type of vegetation.
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A) less than 10 V. B) 10 V. C) more than 10 V.
The wind around a surface high pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere blows:a
counterclockwise and outward from the center. b. counterclockwise and inward toward the center. c. clockwise and outward from the center. d. clockwise and inward toward the center.
Mid-ocean ridges form where two ocean plates
A. are destroyed. B. subduct. C. collide. D. diverge. E. slide past each other.
The largest scale among the following representative fractions is ________
A) 1:100,000 B) 1:1,000,000 C) 1:24,000 D) 1:10,000 E) 1:50,000