________ is a kind of precipitation consisting of drops of water that fall from a cloud and have a diameter of at least 0.5 millimeter (0.02 inch).
a. Hail
b. Snow
c. Rain
d. Deposition
e. None of the above
Rain
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A) It has been climbing steadily since the 1950s. B) After declining in the 1960s, it has increased sharply since 1970. C) It has stayed at 1960 levels. D) It increased steadily to about 1970, and then declined.
Photovoltaic cells are ________
A) devices that directly convert fuel to electrical currents B) devices that directly convert sunlight to electrical currents C) devices that derive energy from plant material D) batteries that derive energy from plant material E) batteries that fuel automobiles and buses
Glacial ice can form during the duration of a single winter season in most glacial areas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A small town in New Mexico discovers that a chemical plant outside of town recently learned that one of their underground pipelines had broken without their knowledge and had been leaking a toxic organic compound for over a month
The spill occurred 5m below the surface in a sandstone above a thin shale bed in the local bedrock. The beds are flat lying and this shale crops out 200m from the chemical plant. The town gets is water from deep wells, about 300m deep. What should the town worry about from this spill? A) There is no threat to the city water, but there is a likely health threat when the chemical moves to the surface outcrops of the layers the spill occurred in. B) There is no immediate worry, but in the long term their city water will almost certainly be contaminated. C) There is a threat by the company to move because they do not want to clean up the damage. D) There is an immediate threat of contamination of the city water supply.