How are hurricanes classified? What will be an ideal response?
The short answer to this question is that they are classified on the basis of wind velocity. A longer
answer is that there are 5 categories referred to by number, beginning with 1 being the weakest and 5
the strongest. This is referred to as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
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True or False: Planetary accretion is the process that gradually accumulates small particles into large different parts of the nebular disk, because of the different condensation temperatures of particles at various distances from the hot protosun
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What instruments are used to obtain measurements of horizontal winds for up to 72 different levels?
A) Doppler radar B) wind profilers C) radiosondes D) rawinsondes
In which of the following time periods were mammals the dominant type of life?
A. Paleozoic B. Cenozoic C. Mesozoic D. Precambrian
Which of the following best describes turbidity currents?
A) Metal-rich deposits that form on the flanks of submarine volcanoes B) Muddy water brought to the ocean by rivers and streams to form a delta C) Rift-valley sediments found within the depression at mid-ocean ridges D) Turbid water that kills coral and other photosynthesizing creatures by blocking light E) Underwater avalanches of muddy water mixed with rocks and other debris