13-20 a. 13. Monsoons are caused by: the Coriolis Effect c. Earth\'s rotational

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13-20 a. 13. Monsoons are caused by: the Coriolis Effect c. Earth's rotational tilt b. the different specific heats of land and water d. seasonal variations in the height of the troposphere a. 14. ozone is destroyed by cFcs because the in the CFCs combines with oxygen. carbon dioxide b. fluorine c. liquids d. chlorine 15. Earth's overall albedo (reflectivity) has been determined to be approximately this percent. b. 5 c, 15 a. 2 d. 30 16. This gas is one of the most important absorbers of ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere. a. argon b. neon d. carbon dioxide C. Ozone 17. This map projection is popular for world maps because of low distortion. It is equivalent with some conformal properties d. Robinson projection a. planar projection c. Mercator projection b. azimuthal projection 18. For a planar map projection, what is the tangency? d. a great circle b. a single point c. a small circle a. a half circle 19. This stage of a thunderstorm is associated with updrafts, with little or no downdrafts. c. dissipating stage b. mature stage a. cumulus stage 20. The International Date Line is nearest to: d. 180 degrees longi c. 90 degrees latitude b. 0 degrees longitude 0 degrees latitude

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13. b,

14. d, cl

15. d, 30%

16. c, ozone

17. c, Mercator map

18. b

19. a, cumulus stage

20. d, 180 degree

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