Mountain regions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

I . Describe the difference between wind shear and turbulence - CORRECT ANSWER-• Wind shear may or may not have turbulence, it occurs with different winds at different altitudes, usually within 2,000' AGL • Turbulence may not always mean wind shear I . Explain why space weather is a concern to aviation - CORRECT ANSWER-• Radiation exposure on polar flight routes • Navigation errors on GPS • Communication blackouts, especially on polar routes • Satellite outages 10. Identify t...

Astronomy Final Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Solved A raised ridge on the surface of Mercury ️️Scarp Pulverized rock that covers the Moon as a fine dust ️️Regolith A bright line emanating outward from craters ️️Ray Smooth dark regions on the Moon where lave once flowed ️️Maria A very large impact crater on Mercury ️️Caloris Basin The largest mountain on Earth (as measured from the sea floor) ️️Mauna Kea A lunar rille is most likely formed from A) two crater...

origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) origin of life - Answer-•...

How many regions are there in Alberta? Answer There are 6 regions in the province of Alberta. The Canadian Shield Region is covered by: a.) grass b.) farming soil c.) an ancient mountain range d. the Rocky Mountains Answer c. an ancient mountain range What region in Alberta has some of the oldest rocks in the world? Answer The Canadian Shield Region What are the hilltops like that lead up to the Rocky Mountains? a.) flattened hilltops b.) mountain peaks c.) narrow ledges d.) non...

A period of time in which large regions of land are covered year-round with ice and snow, especially in the last 2 million years, is ______. A. an interglacial period B. a snowfield age C. an Ice Age D. a permafrost period - C. an ice age A moving mass of ice, which may range in size from a huge ice sheet that covers large regions to a smaller sheet that is restricted to a single mountain or valley, is called a(n) _________ - glacier Glaciers form only in areas where snowfall _____ snow...

Border Security Questions and Answers Graded A+ The ________ established the border between the United States and Mexico following the U.S.- Mexican War (). Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo _________ are established by international treaty as borderless regions, open to the use by all for the benefit of all Antarctica and the Moon A formal agreement between two or more nation states to bring about peace, an alliance, or to regulate commerce is formally known as a ______. treaty The ...

Introduction to FBLA Questions and Answers Already Passed At the State Leadership Conferences students compete in events testing their business knowledge and skills. Three type of events Individual, team, chapter Individual and team events focus on skills useful in leadership and career development chapter events recognize overall achievement and performance in chapter management and growth. Number of entries 71 High school students that join FBLA receive benefits that include Discounts, Sc...

PUBH 6011unit 2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are the Hadley cells and why are there rainforests near the equator? - Answer-Six cells around the earth in a slinky coil with airflow from around the ocean and down to the equator bringing in humidified air in a circular pattern. This is why there are rain forests at the equator. Equatorial sun heats ocean - humidified air, the hot air rises and cools, water vapor condenses from colder air and then it rains à leads to rain forests ...

What does plate tectonics refer to? correct answers It is a theory explaining the movement of the Earth's crust -Earth's crust is not solid but rather a bunch of pieces (or 'plates') that move on the surface of the Earth. Similar to cracked egg shell. We need all three boundary types for plates to move around Earth's surface: -Convection currents -- drives the movement -Mid-ocean ridge -- spreading center Subduction zones -- oceanic trench site of crust destruction What is the maj...

Introduction to FBLA Exam | 311 Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ The words "...to profit from my mistakes and takes suggestions and criticisms directed toward the improvement of myself and my work" are taken from the FBLA _________ a. goals b. pledge c. creed d. code of ethics - Answer -d. Code of ethics Which of the following is NOT one of the administrative regions in the United States? a. Eastern b. Mountain-Plains c. Western-Central d. Sou...