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Title: The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.
Post by: CarlosSerr213 on Mar 6, 2018
The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.
 A) Earth's atmosphere
  B) solar wind
  C) the North Pole
  D) the South Pole

Question 2

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Would you expect a city to the EAST or WEST of the Appalachian Mountains to experience colder temperatures after a continental polar air mass has passed?

Question 3

If Earth was in a cooling trend, which process would most likely act as a positive feedback mechanism?
 A) increasing the snow cover around Earth
  B) increasing the water vapor content of the air
  C) decreasing the amount of cloud cover around the globe
  D) increasing the carbon dioxide content of the air

Question 4

During the summer months at the North Pole, the sun does not set for ____.
 A) 2 months
  B) 24 hours
  C) 6 months
  D) 4 months

Question 5

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Ideal air mass source regions are usually dominated by surface HIGH  LOW pressure.

Question 6

During the Little Ice Age, ____.
 A) the climatic optimum occurred
  B) sea level was lowered by about 280 feet
  C) alpine glaciers grew in size and advanced
  D) continental glaciers covered large portions of North America

Question 7

An object that radiates more energy than it absorbs will ____.
 A) become colder
  B) become warmer
  C) maintain the same temperature
  D) reach radiative equilibrium


Title: The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.
Post by: DDALE0911 on Mar 6, 2018
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Title: The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.
Post by: CarlosSerr213 on Mar 6, 2018
I'm seriously surprised that you found the answers... What's your secret?!