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On clear, cold winter nights, cities tend to ____ than rural areas and have ____ temperatures.
   a. cool more slowly; higher
   b. cool more quickly; higher
   c. cool more slowly; lower
   d. warm more quickly; lower
   e. warm more slowly; higher

Question 2

The urban heat island is ____.
   a. warmer air temperatures in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas
   b. a concentration of energy use in an urban area
   c. locating factories in a single location downwind from cities
   d. use of conservation techniques to reduce energy use in cities
   e. only created in cities where topography is a contributing factor



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: a

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ANSWER: a





 

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