What are microbursts?


Strong surface winds produced by a narrow intense thunderstorm downdraft, capable of producing the same degree of damage as a weak tornado.

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The general term applied to warm air moving up over a colder air mass is:

A) cold front. B) overrunning. C) orographic lifting. D) warm front.

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At the 2008 Olympics the Ethiopian runner Kenisa Bekele won 1.00 x 10^4 meter run in 27 minutes, 1.17 seconds. What is this speed in miles per hour? [1 mile = 1.609 km]

A) 1.38 mph B) 2.30 mph C) 12.3 mph D) 13.8 mph

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Markovnikov's rule is useful in predicting the outcome for which of the following addition reactions of unsymmetrical alkenes?

A) hydration B) bromination C) both a and b D) neither a nor b

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Air pollution is a recent phenomenon that did not occur until coal burning became common during the Industrial Revolution.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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