The Southern Oscillation:
A) is another name for a La Niña event.
B) is more important to weather in the United States than anywhere else in the world.
C) does not have the ability to drastically alter climate, and is of little concern.
D) is a cycle of strengthening and reversing trade winds in the equatorial Pacific.
D
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Consider an airplane flying from standard temperature air into warmer than standard temperature air. Without making any correction, the altimeter in the warmer air would indicate which of the following conditions?
A. an altitude exactly the same as the airplane's altitude B. an altitude correction factor to be used by the pilot C. an altitude higher than the airplane's actual altitude D. an altitude lower than the airplane's actual altitude
The sea route that was thought to have linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Arctic Ocean is called the ________
A) The Arctic Route B) The Nunavut Corridor C) The Northwest Passage D) The Panama Canal
________ is(are) characteristic of a high proportion of animals
A) Shiny hair B) Flightlessness C) Anatomical similarities to camels D) Extreme susceptibility to heat stress E) Nomadism
At the time of American independence in 1789, the population of the United States was dominated by
A) Native Americans B) Eastern Europeans C) Western Europeans D) Africans