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This is an "active" remote sensing system that generates a signal that interacts with the Earth's surface. a. thermal infrared b. aerial photography c. microwaves d. radar This is the best definition of "surface wave": a. the origin of an earthquake inside the Earth b. the dragging along the stream bed of material too heavy for the stream to pick up and carry in its flow c. how the flow of a stream can lift and pull loose rocks and material in the stream channel d. the most destructive, although slowest moving, form of seismic energy This is an example of a geostrophic wind. a. chinook b. Hadley cell c. monsoon d. jet stream What kind of air mass originates from the interior of Canada? a. maritime polar b. continental polar c. maritime tropical d. continental tropical This soil order can be characterized as young, incompletely developed soils. a. alfisols b. mollisols c. oxisols d. entisols Presently, the North American and Eurasian plates are moving. a. toward each other b. away from each other c. toward the North Pole d. toward the Equator Adiabatic processes are performing cooling by: a. conduction b. compression c. expansion d. contraction

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16. Option D

17. Option D

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