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The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is an example of*
The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. Compared to the age of the solar system, the age of the universe is approximately*
Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as*
Which process of the water cycle occurs when water absorbs 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram?*
In which temperature zone of Earth’s atmosphere is the polar jet stream located?*
Arrows in the diagram below show three methods of energy transfer labeled A, B, and C.
Which list correctly identifies the energy transfer processes A, B, and C?*
What is the relative humidity of the air when the dry-bulb temperature is 4°C and the dewpoint is −4°C?*
The diagram below represents the light spectra given off by the same element as observed under two different conditions. Spectrum A was observed when that element was heated in a laboratory. Spectrum B shows the same element as seen in the light from a distant star.
The light spectrum observed from this distant star shows a*
The diagrams below represent the constellations seen by an observer in New York State while looking toward the southern horizon at midnight on July 9 and January 8.
Which motion is mainly responsible for the difference in the constellations visible at midnight on these two dates?*
Which graph best shows the general relationship between air pressure and altitude?*
Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist air*
Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?*
Which natural event periodically weakens western surface ocean currents in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, resulting in a change in air temperature and precipitation patterns in the United States?*
Ocean gyres in the Northern Hemisphere consist of a number of surface ocean currents that, together, generally flow clockwise in a roughly circular pattern. Which list contains three warm surface ocean currents that make up most of the North Atlantic Ocean gyre?*
Most of the oceanic oxygen that began to enter Earth’s atmosphere in the early Proterozoic Era was probably produced by*