Geography

6. The greatest amount of rainwater infiltration occurs on the side of a hill if the surface of a permeable soil has:
1 Answer
what do these channels indicate about past events on mars
1 Answer
A natural or manmade depression into which solid wastes are dumped, compressed, and covered daily with a layer of dirt is a/an:
1 Answer
Assume that the climate change model accurately predicts the change to this biome over the next 50 years. What results would this have on our country's a
1 Answer
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes surface currents in the ocean to be deflected slightly ________ compared to the winds that cause them.
1 Answer
After working with the Interactivity portion of the Earthquake Animation, you should be familiar with the basic methodology and logic used by seismologists when determining the location of an epicenter. What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine an epicenter location
1 Answer
The atmosphere around Earth can cause global warming because ________. A) warm air cannot escape, as in a greenhouse B) molecules in the atmosphere are warmed by radiation from Earth and retain that heat C) fossil fuels release heat D) plants absorb CO2 E) plants release CO2
1 Answer
Tornadoes usually evolve beginning with the _____, where swirling dust moves upward from the surface marking the tornado's circulation on the ground and a short funnel often extends downward from the thunderstorm's base.
1 Answer
dentify possible consequences of rapid groundwater withdrawal. Choose one or more: A. Pore collapse occurs. B. Wells go dry. C. Swamps form. D. A cone of depression forms.
1 Answer
A news report states that a 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook San Diego County, had a depth of 2km and its epicenter was located in La Mesa. Where is the Focus of that earthquake located?
1 Answer
Seasonal fluctuations in CO2 emissions reflect... Group of answer choices increased fuel use for home and building heat in winter months. seasonal changes in vegetation cover in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. geothermal activity, which is highest in the fall. summer melting in the tundra.
1 Answer
is the mechanical breakdown of rock into smaller chunks of sediment, or clasts. 2._______________________ is the decomposition of Earth materials by which dissolved ions and secondary minerals, such as clays, are leached from parent rock.
1 Answer
Debris falls usually do not include: A. rocks B. regolith C. water D. vegetation E. soil
1 Answer
During a flood stream level will rise and over tops the banks spilling water onto the floodplain. What best describes the situation
1 Answer
Explain why Hard Wood considered to some is an unsustainable material. D&T
1 Answer
Scientists are currently planning a mission that should tell us definitively whether there is an ocean on Europa. This mission will do that in the cheapest way possible, which is to ________.
1 Answer
why do we have different climate zone
1 Answer
in a deep fjord with a shallow entrance sill, the deep-basin water is probably ______.
1 Answer
Notice that the Towaliga River Flows south, based on the position of the waterfalls, the rocks upstream are __________ to weathering while the rocks downstream are________ to weathering.
1 Answer
Explain how the process that causes the equatorial cold tongue is different than the process that causes the lower SSTs adjacent to the west coast of South America.
1 Answer
Large, basin-shaped depressions that form when summit materials on a volcanic mountain collapse inward after an eruption or loss of magma are known as Group of answer choices craters. calderas. domes. cinder cones.
1 Answer
Because the mid-latitude cyclone forms and moves along the polar front in a wavelike manner, the developing storm is referred to as a(n) _____.
1 Answer
Most rock pocket mouse populations have sandy-colored fur, which is consistent with the light color of the desert rocks and sand on which they live. On the other hand, dark-colored rock pocket mouse populations have been found living on black, basaltic rock formations caused by geologic lava flows. What is the best explanation for these facts
1 Answer
Justify the claim that metabolic pathways evolved on Earth by connecting environmental changes that occurred to their development.
1 Answer