On a NEXRAD computer screen, indications of strong winds flowing towards the radar adjacent to strong winds flowing away from the radar is evidence of a(n) ________ within a thunderstorm and would cause the radar operator to issue a tornado warning
A) updraft
B) downdrafts
C) mesocyclone
D) anvil cloud
E) rain area
Answer: C
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unequally applied during metamorphism. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. ?virga b. ?graupel c. ?dendrite d. ?supercooled droplet e. ?ice crystal