Atmospheric pressure is produced by the weight of a column of air above a unit area of the Earth's surface.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Why did Wegener choose organisms such as Glossopteris and Mesosaurus as evidence for continental drift as opposed to other fossil organisms, such as sharks or jellyfish?

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Contrast Old World monkeys with New World monkeys What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Areas identified by distinctive characteristics that distinguish them from surrounding areas are known as ____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The basic sampling unit, in soil surveys representing all the characteristics and variability used for classification, is the

A) pedon. B) polypedon. C) soil horizon. D) soil section. E) soil profile.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences