When vertical wind shear causes air near the surface to rotate about a horizontal axis, ___ are created.?

a. ?mesocyclone
b. ?vortex tubes
c. ?suction vortices
d. ?funnel clouds
e. ?nonsupercell tornadoes


ANSWER: b

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