The Thornthwaite system of climate analysis is most successfully applied in ____
a. northwestern Europe
b. central China
c. eastern and Midwestern United States
d. central and western Russia
c
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A. cold seeps B. salt seeps C. methane seeps D. hydrothermal vents E. radioactive seeps
A temperature inversion can adversely affect air quality and is characterized by ________
A) a layer of warm air forming above colder air B) a layer of warm air forming above the stratosphere C) a layer of cold air forming above warmer air D) inverted air masses with particulates held at altitude E) air masses in which primary and secondary air pollutants are inverted
Rip currents are dreaded by surf swimmers everywhere. The standard recommendation for swimmers is if you get caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore. Why?
A) This recommendation is wrong; you should swim with the current and wait for it to die away, then swim to shore because the currents dissipate quickly. B) This recommendation is wrong; you should swim toward the shore as fast as you can. C) It will carry you in the longshore current which will take you ashore. D) The current is moving offshore but is confined, so by swimming parallel to shore you can swim out of the current.