When wind encounters a solid object, a whirl of air, called a(n) ____________________, forms on the object’s leeward side
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: eddy
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The conversion of liquid water into gaseous water is called ____.
A. runoff B. percolation C. infiltration D. evaporation E. precipitation
How many calories of are required to heat 139 grams of water from 15°C to 88°C? (Assume that the specific heat of water is 1.00 cal/g·°C)
A) 73 cal B) 2.1 x 10^4 cal C) 1.0 x 10^4 cal D) 1.2 x 10^4 cal
Granite is a type of:
a. volcanic rock. b. metamorphic rock. c. intrusive igneous rock. d. extrusive igneous rock. e. sedimentary roc
The principle of superposition which states that in undeformed rocks, the younger rocks will be on top of older rocks, is particularly important because ________
A) it proved that life evolved by putting fossils in a logical order B) it supports the laws of gravity which indicate that rocks must be deposited on something that already exists C) it showed that the interior of the earth is not growing outward D) it provided an order for assembling the relative ages of various rock layers