What is the primary driving force of surface-ocean currents?
What will be an ideal response?
Wind: prevailing wind direction.
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a. excavate slumped material from the base of the slope b. install subsurface drains c. construct a retaining wall d. decrease the slope angle
A precipitation type extremely characteristic of lower latitudes is ________
A) a rain shadow B) sleet C) ice crystals D) convergent lifting E) frontal lifting
Why is the Kuiper belt considered to be a zone of failed planet formation?
A) The dwarf planets found therein have yet to fully accrete all of the material in their orbital paths. B) There is simply not enough material within the dwarf planets' orbital paths for any of them to ever add up to full planetary status. C) Because none of the dwarf planets are massive enough to maintain an atmosphere. D) Both A and B are reasonable.
We do not see stars in the daytime because
A) the Sun blocks their view. B) they simply don't exist in the daytime part of the sky. C) sunlight overwhelms starlight. D) of the lack of contrast with moonlight. E) the solar wind obscures their view.