The ________ is reputed to have killed more people than any other natural feature.
A. Amazon River in Brazil
B. Huang (Yellow) River in China
C. Nile River in Egypt
D. Red River of the North
E. Mississippi River
Answer: B
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A. euphotic zone. B. abyssal zone. C. bathyal zone. D. coastal zone. E. profundal zone.
Which of the following statements describes where the sun rises and sets on June 22 in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere?
A. It rises in the northeast and sets in the southwest. B. It rises in the southeast and sets in the southwest. C. It rises in the southeast and sets in the northwest. D. It rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest.
What key characteristic marks the beginning stages of the collapse of a star?
a. The increase in temperature b. The depletion of carbon and oxygen c. The depletion of hydrogen d. The expulsion of energy
Air that is not saturated will cool or heat at a rate of ________ as it rises or descends, respectively
A) 10°C per 1000 m (5.5°F per 1000 ft.) B) 6.4°C per 1000 m (3.5°F per 1000 ft.) C) 6°C per 1000 m (3.3°F per 1000 ft.)