Cloud cover moderates the daily temperature range by reflecting incoming solar radiation during the day and absorbing longwave radiation from Earth at night.

A) true
B) false


A) true

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A) Agriculture has destabilized the landscape B) Permafrost in the region is thawing C) These locations have steep bluffs along rivers D) The landscape has experienced tectonic uplift

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The first national park was ________

A) Yosemite B) General Grant C) Mount Rainier D) Sequoia E) Yellowstone

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The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is transformed from one state to another, there will be a loss (dissipation) of energy through heat

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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