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The effects of drought in the United States ____.
   a. are unpredictable, and strong damage occurs typically once every twenty years
   b. cause billions of dollars of damage per year
   c. are mostly due to short-term events
   d. do not affect the eastern U.S.
   e. do not affect the northern U.S.

Question 2

The adiabatic lapse rate for moist air is ____.
   a. higher than for dry air due to latent heat absorbed during condensation
   b. higher than for dry air due to latent heat released during condensation
   c. higher than for dry air due to latent heat absorbed during evaporation
   d. lower than for dry air due to latent heat released during condensation
   e. lower than for dry air due to latent heat released during evaporation



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d





 

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