The increased temperatures of a city compared to its rural surroundings is called the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ effect

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


urban heat island

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A) Carbon dioxide (CO2) B) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) C) Methane (CH4) D) Nitrous oxide (N2O) E) Water vapor

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Extremely fertile soils that have been formed out of volcanic material are

A) Andisols. B) Histosols. C) Entisols. D) Inceptisols.

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Warm advection is most likely to occur:a

in the center of a cut-off low. b. from the surface up to the 500 mb level ahead of an advancing warm front. c. behind a cold front. d. where the winds back with height. e. on the western side of a shortwave trough at the 500 mb level.

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Groundwater as a water source may be better than surface water because

A) groundwater may be naturally purified by percolation through soil. B) groundwater is a self-replenishing resource that cannot be exhausted. C) surface water is not naturally self-replenishing. D) groundwater is more easily located than surface water.

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