Answer to Question 1ANS: A
There is a difference in the amount of heat budget at different latitudes. This is from the angle the sun's
radiation is hitting Earth's surface. Polar latitudes have the sun approaching from low angles so the
radiation spreads over a greater area. Tropical latitudes have radiation coming from a nearly vertical
angle which lowers the distribution area. Information can be found in the section The Atmosphere
Moves in Response to Uneven Solar Heating and Earth's Rotation.
Answer to Question 2ANS: B
The exceedingly low pressure at the center of the storm generated an enormous storm surge. The
damage was compounded by the failure of some levees. Information can be found in the section The
Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2005 Was the Most Destructive Ever Recorded.
Visualization of heat exchange in an ectotherm and an endotherm.
Insert the needle with the beveled side up. Keep the angle low, 10 to 30 degrees.
The world has been horrified recently at a U.S. Congress so polarized and paralyzed that it cannot p
Latent Heat
How to find an unknown angle using reciprocal trigonometric functions
Quadrilateral with measurements and obtuse angle