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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Which of the following human-generated gases absorbs the least infrared radiation per molecule?
A) Carbon dioxide (CO2) B) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) C) Methane (CH4) D) Nitrous oxide (N2O) E) Water vapor
Extremely fertile soils that have been formed out of volcanic material are
A) Andisols. B) Histosols. C) Entisols. D) Inceptisols.
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.
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.