When Air Cools as It Rises Along a Land Surface

question 36

Multiple Choice

When air cools as it rises along a land surface, ____ fog forms.

• A) advection
• B) radiation
• C) evaporation
• D) upslope

Understand the role of reinforcement schedules in maintaining behavior.

Apply knowledge of operant conditioning to real-world training and behavior modification.

Grasp the importance of discriminative stimuli in signaling reinforcement.

Understand different reinforcement schedules (fixed-ratio, variable-ratio, fixed-interval, variable-interval) and their applications.

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Definitions:

Coastal Breezes

Wind currents that are generated by the temperature difference between the land and the ocean, with the land absorbing and releasing heat faster than the water.

Lichens

Symbiotic organisms consisting of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, living together and often found on rocks or trees.

Adaptation

The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection acting upon heritable variation.

Drought Tolerant

Refers to plants that are able to survive and thrive in conditions with very little water.