A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 260 km/hr. would be classified as Category ________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
E
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Which of the following is true of the open stage of a midlatitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) A disturbance develops along the polar front with warm air converging and rising near the surface. B) The faster moving cold front overtakes the slower warm front and wedges beneath it. C) Warm air moves northward along an advancing front, while cold air advances southward. D) The lifting mechanism is completely cut off from the warm air mass.
How are a continental volcanic arc and a volcanic island arc different from each other?
a. A continental volcanic arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under a continental plate, whereas a volcanic island arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under another oceanic plate. b. A continental volcanic arc is a result of two continental plates colliding into each other, whereas a volcanic island arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under another oceanic plate. c. A continental volcanic arc is a result of a continental plate subducting under an oceanic plate, whereas a volcanic island arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under another oceanic plate. d. A continental volcanic arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under a continental plate, whereas a volcanic island arc is a result of two oceanic plates colliding into each other. e. A continental volcanic arc is a result of a continental plate subducting under another continental plate, whereas a volcanic island arc is a result of an oceanic plate subducting under another oceanic plate.
The term "parallels" refers to ____
a. rhumb lines b. great circle routes c. lines of latitude d. lines of longitude e. lines of meridian
Most reports for the U.S. of loss due to erosion are based on
A) thousands of measurements of soil depth around the country. B) measurements of the amount of soil suspended in the oceans and major rivers. C) changes in the salinity and silt of the ocean where major rivers flush out to sea. D) indirect measurements using maps, aerial photography, and precipitation data from land stations.