List and describe four tools used to track hurricanes and develop forecasts
What will be an ideal response?
Any three of the following: meteorological satellites, aircraft reconnaissance, radar, data buoys, dropwindsonde, VORTAC, scatterometers
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Photochemical smog is formed when primary pollutants interact with
a. Sunlight b. water vapor c. sulfur dioxide d. Oxygen e. Carbon
When mechanical work is done on a system, there can be an increase in its
A) thermal energy. B) temperature. C) both A and B D) neither A nor B
What is synthesis gas?
a. synthetic gasoline b. a hybrid form of gasoline made from mixed ingredients c. methane gas made from coal d. propane e. butane
Which of the following best describes how geysers erupt?
A) Water below the water table slowly boils in a vertical crack or natural conduit, causing a plume of condensed water vapor to rise above the vent. B) Water slowly boils in a network of vertical cracks above the water table, sending up a plume of steam and hot water. C) Water suddenly boils in disconnected voids and cracks above the water table, causing the aquifer to explosively fragment. D) With a slight reduction in pressure, water in a saturated, natural conduit suddenly boils, sending a plume of steam and hot water into the air above the vent.