How do midlatitude cyclones form?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Troughs in the jet stream cause divergence aloft and cause the rise of air over the polar front. This causes the polar front boundary to kink and a wave to form.

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Hurricane ________ (2017) surpassed Hurricane Katrina as the costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

A. Maria B. Irma C. Hugo D. Harvey

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If you saw the label "phenylephrine HCl" on a decongestant, would you worry that consuming it would expose you to the strong acid hydrochloric acid, HCl?

A. Yes, because of the hydrochloric acid it contains. B. No, because it is balanced by the phenylephrine. C. No, because the drug is in the solid phase. D. No, because this is a salt made using hydrogen chloride, but it is in no way hydrogen chloride.

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Natural capital is that which is created by

A. Animal labor B. Human labor C. Industrial processes D. Natural Earth processes E. All of these are ways natural capital is created

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