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colton

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For observers in the Norther Hemisphere, which of the following is true?
 
  A) Day length is longest on the summer solstice and is shortest on the winter solstice.
  B) Day length decreases from the winter solstice until the vernal equinox, then it begins to increase.
  C) Day length is most pronounced on the equinoxes and least variable on the solstices.
  D) Day length becomes increasingly longer during the period from the summer solstice until the winter solstice.
  E) Day length variations are negligible for all locations throughout the year except north the Arctic Circle.

Question 2

An agricultural drought is usually defined by:
 
  A) a deficit of soil moisture.
  B) reduction in surface and subsurface water supplies.
  C) rainfall totals that are below normal values.
  D) three weeks or more without measurable precipitation.



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