In the vertical, where are winds the strongest in a hurricane versus in mid-latitude cyclones?
Hurricane winds are strongest near the surface, whereas the strongest winds of a mid-latitude cyclone are found aloft in the jet stream.
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The polar front theory was developed by the famous explorer Magellan in the 1500s
a. true b. false
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Which of the following atmospheric conditions are required for thunderstorms to occur?
A. rising air B. hot, humid air C. divergence of the air aloft D. surface heating
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A present day example of a continental-oceanic convergent plate boundary is
A) Andes Mountains. B) Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. C) Indonesia. D) New Zealand.
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Which TWO of the following are typically found in the nucleus of an atom?
a. Electrons b. Protons c. Neutrons d. Photons
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