A ____ is a rotating column of air that is connected to a cumuliform cloud over a large body of water
a. cumulus tornado
b. waterspout
c. landspout
d. spicket tornado
e. funnel cloud
ANSWER: b
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A. reduction of wave cyclones B. no air motion C. weak wind speed shear from the surface up to at least the 500 hPa level D. temperature advection
Why is a thermodynamic diagram important to meteorologists?
What will be an ideal response?
What causes the formation of distributary channels?
A) The stream clogs as the coarsest bedload is deposited. B) The stream loses power as it widens. C) The stream joins an ocean, sea, reservoir, or lake. D) The stream meets an area where the underlying rock is much harder than the rock before it.
Cumulonimbus clouds are more common along warm fronts than cold fronts.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)