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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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

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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

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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.

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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

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