We are soybean farmers who practice chisel tillage with little residue and have recently implemented terracing. A soil sample from our field had the following properties: Property Rainfall erosivity factor Soil erodibility factor % Silt % Sand % OM Slope length Percent slope Value 5200 0.04 50 50 3 300 3 Use this information to answer the following five questions. Units -1 MJ mm ha ¹ h¹ yr-1 ton ha h ha-¹ MJ-¹ mm ¹ % % % ft %

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A: The amount of salts or solids dissolved in seawater is known as salinity.

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Q: What is the modern explanation of the “guest stars” that suddenly appear in the night sky?

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Q: List the factors that cause land and water to heat and cool differently.

A: The specific heat capacity of water is much more than that of the land.

Q: Why are abyssal plains more extensive on the floor of the Atlantic than on the floor of the Pacific?

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Q: Refer to Figure 11.37. What causes the isotherms to bend in the NorthAtlantic?

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Q: Distinguish between clouds and fog.

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Q: Describe how each of the three basic mechanisms of heat transfer is illustrated in this image.

A: The three basic mechanisms of heat transfer are: Conduction Convection Radiation

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Q: What is the effect of wave refraction along an irregular coastline?

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Q: Other than composite volcanoes, what volcanic landform can generate a pyroclastic flow?

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Q: Describe the formation, size, and composition of cinder cones.

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Q: Briefly describe how the Coriolis effect influences air movement.

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Q: Which area on Earth experiences the highest annual temperature range?

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Q: Describe the ocean’s layered structure. Why does the three-layer structure not exist in high…

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Q: You and a friend are watching TV on a rainy day, when the weather reporter says, “The barometric…

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Q: What is ozone? Why is ozone important to life on Earth?

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Q: Distinguish between the eye and the eye wall of a hurricane. How do conditions differ in these…

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Q: What body in our solar system is most like Mercury?

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Q: Why is cold-front weather usually more severe than warm-front weather?

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