The average temperature of the Antarctic is higher than that of the Arctic
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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a. increasing the water supply b. controlling the "mining" of groundwater c. reducing unnecessary waste of water d. developing desalination plants e. cloud seeding and towing icebergs to arid regions
Which of the following conditions determines conditional instability?
A. wind B. fog C. saturation D. low pressure
Temperatures in Earth's atmospheric layers vary in a zig-zag pattern with altitude principally because
A) the chemical composition of the atmosphere varies. B) air is compressible. C) the density of air varies with altitude. D) pressure varies with altitude.
A typical alluvial fan _____
a. has its largest clasts near its apex b. consists of loess c. has a flat top d. is deposited by eolian processes e. is covered by ripples