The Difference in Surface Wind Speed Between Morning and Afternoon

question 37

True/False

The difference in surface wind speed between morning and afternoon is typically greater on a clear, sunny day than on a cloudy, overcast day.

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Definitions:

Fossil Record

The collection of physical and geological evidence of organisms that lived in the past, preserved in the Earth's crust.

Cretaceous Period

A division of Earth’s history lasting from about 145 to 66 million years ago, marked by the dominance of dinosaurs and the appearance of flowering plants.

Gymnosperms

Seed-producing plants such as conifers that do not have flowers or fruit, with seeds often exposed or on the surface of scales or leaves.

Bryophytes

Non-vascular plants that include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, characterized by their life cycle stages and lack of vascular tissue.