The three stages of a developing hurricane (from the first stage to the third) are ____

A) tropical disturbance, tropical storm, and typhoon
B) tropical depression, tropical disturbance, and tropical storm
C) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, and tropical storm
D) cyclone, typhoon, and tropical storm


C

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The horizontal distance between two successive wave crests is:

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When are upper air winds fastest?

A) in winter B) in summer C) anytime surface temperature gradients are weak D) These winds maintain about the same speed throughout the year.

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When the center of a mature wave cyclone passes to the south, you should expect:

A) to experience a veering wind shift. B) winds shifting from east to north and heavy precipitation. C) thunderstorms. D) rising pressure and fair weather.

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Deformation of the Earth's crust is called ______.

a - plate tectonics b - folding c - diastrophism d - broad warping e - subduction

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