Earth and Environmental Science Review

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What are the similarities in obtaining peat and coal?

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mining both destroy habitats

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What is the difference in using coal and uranium to make energy?

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coal releases CO2 and uranium does not

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Why is the earth widest at the equator?

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due to the rotation and revolution of the earth and, gravitational pull from the sun and moon, the earth bulges at the equator

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What causes the ocean currents?

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unequal heating of the earth by the sun

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In what layer of the atmosphere does all weather and life exist?

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troposphere

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In which layer of the atmosphere does the ozone occur? Options: mesosphere, exosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

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stratosphere

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What is the content of our atmosphere?

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78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% assorted other gases

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warm fronts always cause

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rain

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cold fronts can cause

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severe but short storms

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most erosion occurs

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in warm, wet environments