Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair or group of selections. The wettest places in the world tend to be located on the WINDWARD | LEEWARD side of mountains where warm, humid air rises upslope
WINWARD
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Why is there a need to reeducate people about the role of fire in natural systems?
A. People are well educated about fire and do not need to be reeducated. B. People who camp are not putting their campfires out causing fires in inaccessible areas. C. People are starting fires in wilderness areas to make the area available for logging. D. People do not understand that fire is a natural part of many biological ecosystems. E. People are still throwing away cigarette butts that can start forest fires.
Contamination by benzene can be remediated by:
a. GAC b. air stripping c. biodegradation d. all of the above
Much of the dissolved load of a stream is derived from:
a. abrasion b. dissolution of particles on the streambed c. groundwater discharge d. overland flow
Which of the following events is not associated with climate change?
A. a volcanic eruption B. an earthquake over magnitude 8.0 C. an increase in the level of water vapor in the atmosphere D. deforestation