Clouds that have vertical development and produce thunderstorms are called
A) stratocumulus.
B) cumulonimbus.
C) nimbostratus.
D) cumulus.
B
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a. resides close to a metropolitan area b. has had the most earthquakes in the recorded past c. has shown significant, steady movement d. has had very few significant earthquakes in the recorded past
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A. monarch; viceroy; camouflage B. monarch; zebra swallowtail; camouflage C. viceroy; zebra swallowtail; mimicry D. viceroy; monarch; mimicry E. viceroy; monarch; camouflage
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