Which graph best shows how the depth of oceanic crust changes across a mid-ocean ridge?
A. Graph a
B. Graph b
C. Graph c
Answer: C
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A primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water areas is that:
A) evaporation is usually greater on land. B) heat from Earth's interior warms the land. C) land absorbs more solar energy. D) land is a better emitter of energy. E) on land, all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer.
All of the following contributed to the severity of London's Great Smog of 1952 EXCEPT:
A) widespread coal burning. B) a passing cyclonic storm. C) a persistent temperature inversion. D) unusually cold weather.
The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle (gradual) for a:
A) mesocyclone. B) warm front. C) divergence zone. D) cold front. E) occluded front.
Rising per capita consumption of goods and rising population growth lead to ________.
- increased biodiversity and ecosystem services - steady-state economics - more resource extraction, waste and pollution - less fossil fuel use and global climate change - greater availability of goods to poorer nations and people