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Test Bank for Living in the Environment 18th Edition Miller
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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...
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The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity exam style questions Exam Solved 100% Correct!!
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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...
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Corporal's Course (Tactical Planning) questions and answers 100% correct
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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...
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GIZMO Student Exploration_ Observing Weather (Metric) - ANSWER KEY
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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 ...
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CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST
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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 ...
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WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A)
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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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ESS IB Final Exam Review
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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 ...
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WX 201 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed
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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...
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GEOG 1900 Exam Questions + Key Terms (Midterm 3) Qs & As
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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...
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Exam 4 EHST 2110 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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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
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