What are the spatial and temporal conditions that create Tornado Alley? What are the specific weather conditions are necessary to create a tornado?
What will be an ideal response?
The highest number of tornadoes per 10,000 mi2 occur in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska (Tornado Alley). Tornado frequency is highest in May and June, though they can occur year-round.
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When air temperature increases, which of the following happens to the saturation vapour pressure?
A. It remains the same. B. It keeps increasing and decreasing. C. It increases. D. It decreases.
The basic lithostratigraphic unit is a mappable unit of strata with distinctive upper and lower boundaries called a(n)
____. a. series b. extrusive c. formation d. rock e. biozone
Measuring biomass is not efficient in calculating primary productivity because dense areas can have
lower productivity. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a confined aquifer?
A. artesian well B. perched water table C. unsaturated zone D. lake