State one example of how a meteorologist would use the concept of potential instability to forecast weather
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Potential instability arises when a layer of dry air overlays a layer of warm and moist air. Lifting of these layers can increase the lapse rate, thereby creating an unstable situation out of a stable one.
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a. salt dome b. stratigraphic c. volcanogenic d. fault e. anticline
Which method is the least feasible strategy for industries to cut energy waste?
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The Pleistocene Epoch began ________
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