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pane00

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Which of the following is true of high pressure areas?
 
  A) Air converges and ascends within high pressure systems.
  B) Air descends and diverges within high pressure systems.
  C) They are characteristic for areas along the equator.
  D) They generally involve atmospheric pressures lower than 1000 mb.
  E) They are called cyclones.

Question 2

Presently, glaciers cover approximately ________ percent of Earth's land area.
 
  A) 3 B) 7 C) 11 D) 15 E) 22


elizabethrperez

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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