The meteorologist on your local television station says the dew point is increasing. Explain what that means
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The dew point is a direct measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. Higher dew points mean more moisture is present in the air.
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What is the main engineering problem associated with permafrost?
A) difficulty in setting building foundations in frozen ground B) difficulty in growing vegetation to control soil erosion C) melting of permafrost produces subsidence D) cold temperatures make construction materials more brittle
Compare and contrast the basic time-stratigraphic units and their corresponding time units? Give
examples of these two types of units. What will be an ideal response?
In a well is an aquifer. What is the highest level water can rise to if there is no pump?
A. to the top of the well B. to the level of the water table C. just below the level of the water table D. It depends how deep the well is.
What is the distance from the Detroit Seamount to the Koko Seamount, in kilometers? What is the difference between their ages? What has been the rate of movement of this region of the Pacific plate, in centimeters per year, over this time frame?
What will be an ideal response?