What is the most direct method of measuring wind speeds within a
tropical cyclone? What will be an ideal response?
Flying directly through the storm in reconnaisance aircraft.
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Elongate sand bodies paralleling a shoreline but separated from the shoreline by a lagoon are
a. barrier islands. d. carbonate shelves. b. point bars. e. deltas. c. turbidites.
This data record from ice cores shows
A) increased temperatures have frequently been associated with elevated methane and carbon dioxide concentrations. B) lower temperatures have frequently been associated with elevated methane and carbon dioxide concentrations. C) increased temperatures have frequently been associated with reduced methane and carbon dioxide concentrations.
The diagram below represents a model that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) uses to categorize the extent of storm surge in the coastal zone. The red arrow in this figure points to
A. the height of high tide. B. the radius of motion of water molecules that are part of the waves of oscillation. C. the maximum height of the swash zone. D. the highest rate of discharge from the nearest stream.
Antarctica is known as the windiest continent on Earth. What is the name of the wind that prevails on this continent?
a. katabatic b. foehn c. sea breeze d. anabatic