What is a storm surge?

A) Severe flooding due to rapid rainfall
B) Higher than normal tides
C) Movement of water due to the low atmospheric pressure creates a dome of water
D) Movement of water due to the high atmospheric pressure creates a dome of water


C

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A. Rain forests have more foliage at ground level than deciduous forests. B. Rain forests have fewer lianas than deciduous forests. C. Deciduous forests have a slower rate of decomposition than rain forests. D. Rain forests have lower species diversity than deciduous forests. E. Deciduous forests have a dense canopy of broad leaves, compared with an open canopy of the rain forest.

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Latitudinal energy imbalances drive global circulation patterns

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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As they migrate, meandering streams erode their out outside banks, often forming a narrow neck of land that eventually erodes through and forms a ________ and the stream becomes ________

A) cutoff; straighter B) meander scar; narrower C) cutback; more sinuous D) point bar; wider

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