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CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Scientists estimate that tropical rain forests contain up to half of the earth’s land plants and animal species. What percentage of the world’s land surface do tropical rain forests cover? a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12 ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 3-0 Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New 2. The disappearance of the tropical rain forests is an importa...

What is meant by a store and a flow? - A store is where water is held for varying amounts of 'residence' time. A flow is the movement of water between stores Identify the three largest stores in size order - 1. The oceans 2. Icecaps and glaciers 3. Groundwater Which two water stores are non-renewable, and why? - 1. Fossil water: old, deep groundwater from former wetter periods 2. Losses from the cryosphere: melting of ice as a result of global warming Distinguish between blue and green...

Corporal's Course (Tactical Planning) questions and answers 100% correct The Troop Leading Steps are Begin planning Arrange for reconnaissance and coordination Make reconnaissance and coordination Complete the planning Issue the order Supervise BAMCIS overview The troop leading steps are meant to aid leaders in making tactically sound decisions, formulating plans, coherently communicating those plans, and Turing those decisions into action. The receipt of a mission Trigge...

Student Exploration: Observing Weather Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. If you were describing the weather to someone, what kinds of things would you talk about? The temperature, what season it is, humidity, & precipitation 2. What instruments can you use to gather information about weather? Thermometer, weather radar, & barometer. Gizmo Warm-up Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the atmosphere. The weather is the state of the atmosphere at a ...

1972 clean water act Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created the NPDES 1987 Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT NPDES in south carolina South Carolina is NPDES delegated state. NPDES regulations are administered by SCDHEC CGP authorizes stormwater discharges from construction sites Who must obtain NPDES coverage land disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre -land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles ...

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) Generally, the concentration of condensation nuclei is greater over the oceans than over land. False If a city receives 24 inches of snow, it is the equivalent to 18 inches of rain. False An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud. False In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets th...

greenhouse gas - Answer- a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation such as CFC's and carbon dioxide (unlike non greenhouse gases) Any gas that traps radiation in the Earth's atmosphere is a GHG. 5 major greenhouse gases - Answer- -carbon dioxide -nitrous oxides -Tropospheric ozone -Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -methane IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) - Answer- a scientific body under the United Nations. It reviews and assesses the ...

WX 201 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed The main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop is its ____. size In a fact that surprises many people, small raindrops fall ____ large raindrops, and have ____ terminal velocity than/as large raindrops. slower than; a lesser Atmospheric conditions that produce sleet differ from those that produce hail because for sleet to form, surface temperatures must be below freezing, whereas surface temperatures are typically well abov...

GEOG 1900 Exam Questions + Key Terms (Midterm 3) Qs & As Snow measurement: A. is best done with a rain gauge. B. usually involves estimating the water content of snow. C. can only be measured by human beings. D. uses the same instruments as does rain measurement. B Lake effect precipitation is caused by: A. wind blowing over a frozen lake surface. B. wind blowing over an unfrozen lake surface. C. a land breeze. D. orographic effects only. E. none of the above B Terminal velocity is...

Exam 4 EHST 2110 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectExam 4 EHST 2110 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectExam 4 EHST 2110 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectExam 4 EHST 2110 Questions and Answers 100% Correct Water Cycle Componenents - ANSWER - Precipitation, Interception, Evapotranspiration, Infiltration, Groundwater, Runoff Recharge - ANSWER - Rain is added to groundwater and is higher Watershed - ANSWER - An area of land that drains to a single point