The leeward side of a mountain range usually has higher precipitation than the windward side.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Explain the process of convection as it occurs on Earth , and include a diagram of a convection cell. Make sure your
drawing shows Earth’s core, mantle, crust, a spreading ridge, and a trench. What will be an ideal response?
The winds at the ________ level are the steering mechanism for air mass thunderstorms
A) 700-mb B) 500-mb C) 850-mb D) 300-mb
What is the name of this rock? (Hint: It can scratch glass.)
A) Slate B) Quartzite C) Marble D) Gneiss
Conditions necessary to turn an ordinary thunderstorm into a tornado-spinning monster include ________.
A. a cold, dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph B. a low-altitude, northerly flow of warm, humid, tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and a cold, dry air mass moving down from Canada or out of the Rocky Mountains at > 50 mph only C. jet-stream winds racing east at speeds in excess of 150 mph D. All of these choices are correct. E. a low-altitude, northerly flow of warm, humid, tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico