You are a meteorologist. While taking present weather observations, you note that the sky is full of wispy cirrus clouds estimated to be about 6 kilometers (km) overhead. If a warm front is approaching from the south, and has a slope of (1:250) it is km away. Enter only the numeric value of the distance.

What is the result of the greenhouse effect? a. heat is deflected from the atmosphere. b. heat is released from the atmosphere. c. heat is kept in the atmosphere. d. plants are able to grow in the tropics where the air is the heaviest.

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

Which is not a cash crop grown in the high islands of melanesia and polynesia? d. rubber c. coffee b. sugar cane a. kiwifruit