The abrupt bulge of water driven ashore by a tropical cyclone (hurricane) is called a ________

a. seiche
b. standing wave
c. storm surge
d. tsunami


c

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The wet adiabatic lapse rate:

a. is related to the release of latent heat during the condensation of water vapor. b. is generally constant. c. is associated with rising air. d. all of these

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Which type of fault would you expect if the rocks are subjected to extensional stress?

a. Reverse Fault b. Normal Fault c. Thrust Fault d. Strike-slip Fault e. Stress Fault

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Which weather advisory is issued when falling or blowing snow and winds of at least 35 miles per hour restrict visibility to less than 1/4 mile for several hours?

a. tornado warning b. hurricane warning c. snow advisory d. blizzard warning e. snow warning

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Which of the following is a common setting for a spring?

A. sedimentary rocks overlie crystalline rocks along an unconformity B. the water table intersects the surface C. a permeable rock overlies a less permeable one D. All of these. E. None of these.

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