Blowing sand in a sand dune, settles
A) on the windward slope of the dune.
B) on the leeward slope of the dune.
C) on surrounding mounds of vegetation.
D) in the wind shadow of the leeward slope.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
RLC Circuits: A 120-V rms signal at 60.0 Hz is applied across a series combination of a 30.0-mH inductor and a 100-? resistor. What is the rms value of the voltage across the inductor?
A. 0.700 V B. 119 V C. 100 V D. 13.5 V E. 120 V
A machine puts out 100 watts of power for every 1000 watts put into it. The efficiency of the machine is
A) 10%. B) 50%. C) 90%. D) 110%. E) none of the above
An example of a heat engine is
A) an aircraft turbine. B) an automobile internal combustion motor. C) the steam engine of a railroad train. D) the gasoline motor of a leaf blower. E) all of the above
In an isovolumetric process
a. the temperature remains constant. b. no heat is transferred between a system and its surroundings. c. the pressure remains constant. d. the volume remains constant. e. the internal energy is constant.