Where are thunderstorms most common on Earth? In the United States?

What will be an ideal response?


The greatest number of thunderstorms occur in the tropics, where warmth, plentiful moisture, and instability are always present. Thunderstorms in the United States are most common in Florida and the Gulf Coast.

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a. True b. False

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Which of the following terms is used to describe the volume of water flowing past a specific point in a stream over a given time period? 

A. overland flow B. square volume C. discharge D. specific capacity E. flux

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Which of the following statements about design companies is FALSE?

A) Services provided by them area an important source of innovation. B) Services provided by them are an integral part of the production process. C) Informal and formal networks of small design firms form and can often compete with large design firms because of these networks can be very flexible in the types and range of services they provide. D) Services provided by them are an integral part of the manufacturing process. E) They are tasked with altering products to make them more attractive to the customer.

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What aspect of Titan may hold clues as to what Earth was like before life arose here?

A. an intriguing soup of organic molecules B. the rate of radioactive decay of its inner core C. its intense volcanic activity D. its expansive liquid oceans

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