What are Rossby waves?
A) weather disturbances triggered by monsoon wind reversal
B) paths taken by surface winds as they encounter mountains
C) large movements of warm water associated with El NiƱo
D) wave patterns in the upper level westerlies and polar jet stream
D
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of hydropower?
a. It creates high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. b. There is a high environmental impact from flooding land to form a reservoir. c. The cost of electricity produced from hydropower is lower than electricity produced from other sources. d. It has a moderate to high net energy. e. It is largely unavailable in the United States
What is the leading source of renewable energy worldwide?
A. hydropower B. geothermal energy C. solar-cells D. biomass E. biodiesel
Taxonomy is the study of biological classification schemes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
?Meteorology is the study of
a. ?landforms. b. ?the oceans. c. ?the atmosphere. d. ?outer space. e. ?extraterrestrial meteoroids that enter the atmosphere.