Briefl y describe how the wind speed (and thus the storm energy) changes

a. when hurricanes move over warm, tropical water. What will be an ideal response?


Hurricanes are stable or gain strength over warm, tropical water.

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Why do hurricanes dissipate when they move over land?

A. The land is not warm enough to sustain the hurricane. B. The Coriolis force is not strong enough to sustain the hurricane. C. There is no longer enough evaporation and condensation to sustain the hurricane. D. Friction causes the hurricane to slow.

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Rock that has undergone heat or pressure that causes it to change form is called ________

A) deformative B) conglomerate C) igneous D) metamorphic E) sedimentary

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What is the term for sediment deposited by streams?

A) Fluvium B) Colluvium C) Alluvium D) Talus

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Which type of drainage pattern is shown in Figure 24.7? Briefly describe the structural conditions that have created this pattern.


What will be an ideal response?

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