Which location receives the most sun energy per unit area during the winter solstice?
A) South Pole
B) Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes
C) Southern Hemisphere mid-latitudes
D) Equatorial regions
Ans: D) Equatorial regions
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A. 20 years. B. month. C. 500 years. D. 2 years.
A weak trough of low pressure found in the tropics and along which hurricanes occasionally form is called a(n) ____
A) tropical wave (or easterly wave) B) oceanic wave (or easterly wave) C) isobar D) streamline
Which of the following scenarios is not related to wave refraction?
A) Waves approach the shore at an angle. B) Sediment deposition will be concentrated in quiet areas such as bays and protected water. C) Erosion is focused on the front and sides of headlands. D) Large quantities of sand are carried from estuaries and deposited on the seacoast side of a barrier island system.
The proof for the long-doubted idea of drifting continents came in the form of the realization Earth is organized into ________
A) many areas of sedimentary rock B) the lithosphere and the hydrosphere C) mountains and valleys D) tectonic plates E) oceans and continents