Middle-latitude cyclones typically develop along segments of the polar front
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Which of the following present-day observations of crustal movement in formerly ice covered regions of North America and Eurasia support the flexural isostasy hypothesis?
A) Originally depressed areas rose to their original position by the time the ice finished melting. B) Originally depressed areas are still rising and the bulges are stationary. C) Originally depressed areas are still rising and the bulges are sinking. D) Originally depressed areas are sinking and the bulges are rising.
In the Koeppen system of climate classification, generally the first letter stands for ________ and the second letter stands for ________
A) precipitation; temperature B) temperature; precipitation C) location; latitude D) latitude; location
An approaching wave cyclone would be indicated by a ________ barometer reading
A) high B) variable, rising then falling C) slowly rising D) very low E) rapidly falling
All of the following is true regarding the earth's radiation balance EXCEPT
A. sensible and latent heat flux together carry most of the energy stored at the surface into the atmosphere. B. almost half the energy received by the earth's surface is returned to the atmosphere through latent heat flux. C. the sun heats the earth's surface more than it does the atmosphere. D. sensible heat flux is the predominant process for the loss of outgoing longwave radiation.