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TEXES Social Studies 4-8 Exam
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Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. 
 
Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. 
 
Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...
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Aviation Weather Questions and Answers Already Passed
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
What is a Trough Line? An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
 
What is a Ridge Line? An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out of a h...
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Course ERAU WX-201
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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...
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AP Environmental Science Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+
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AP Environmental Science Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ abiotic Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. 
acid Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. 
A horizon a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. 
alkaline a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs h...
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WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers 
The Atmosphere 
aerosol (a.k.a. particulates) 
rain, drizzle, fog, snow, ice crystals, cloud droplets 
 
 
Permanent gas 
Nitrogen [N2]=78% 
Oxygen [02]=21% 
Others (Ar, Ne, He, Kr, H)=1% 
 
 
Variable gas 
[H2O] 
-0 to 4% (highly variable) 
-Most abundant variable gas• 
[CO2] 
-0.039% and rising 
[O3] 
-Highly variable, reactive gas 
-Upper atmosphere: protects life from UV light 
-Occurs naturally, absorbs harmful ultraviolet light from sun 
 
 
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APES Unit 5: Climate and Land Use 
Layers of the Atmosphere - correct answer troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. A further region at about 500 km above the Earth's surface is called the exosphere 
 
Troposphere - correct answer Closest layer to Earth 
Densest layer 
Weather occurs 
 
Stratosphere - correct answer Ozone layer: pale blue gas composed of molecules made up of three oxygen atoms (O3) 
Absorbs UV-B and UV-C radiation 
 
Climate varies in different parts of the Ear...
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What is the composition of dry air? 78% nitrogen 
21% oxygen 
1% mixture of 10 other gases 
 
How much of the atmosphere, by volume, is composed of water? 0 to 5% 
 
What are condensation nuclei? -Nongaseous substances such as dust and salt particles, 
pollen, etc 
 
-Water molecules condense on these particles and form clouds 
 
What layer of the atmosphere is adjacent to the Earth's surface? Troposphere 
 
List some characteristics of th...
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NR 130 Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
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In the northern hemisphere, cyclones rotate clockwise. correct answer: False 
 
The Coriolis effect causes air to flow from the equator to the poles in a straight line. correct answer: False 
 
Warm air that rises in the tropics creates the intertropical convergence zone. correct answer: True 
 
Midlatitude cyclones last for months and are responsible for most everyday weather events in the polar regions. correct answer: False 
 
Thunderstorms develop over land when an updraft of warm, humid...
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Geography 3 Final Review (UCSB) Questions And Answers Rated A+ New Update Assured Satisfaction
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What is the source of almost all energy in the Earth system? - Answer-Solar Radiation (the sun) 
Explain the Earth's radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere. - Answer-Qin=Qout (incoming 
energy must equal outgoing energy) 
Explain the Earth's surface heat budget. What terms are the most important? - Answer-100 units of 
solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, approximately 25% is reflected back to space, 25% is 
absorbed by the atmosphere, and 50% reaches Earth's surface. Of that...
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Aviation Weather Exam With Verified Answers Graded A+
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? 
Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? 
Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
 
What is a Trough Line? 
An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
 
 
What is a Ridge Line? 
An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out...
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